Varney Anderson vs. Aaron Laffey — Career Comparison

Varney Anderson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Varney Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Aaron Laffey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.535 compared to 6.16 and 1.894 for Varney Anderson. By the career numbers, Aaron Laffey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Varney Anderson and Aaron Laffey

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.31
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.13
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.27
47.27
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.83
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
6.16
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.44
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
12.73
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
10.05
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.87
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.32
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.62
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.54
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
4.46
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
43.64
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2181
39.71
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.92
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
38.79
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1930
35.14
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Varney Anderson and Aaron Laffey

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.33
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.94
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.46
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.77
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.02
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.34
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.97
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.42
84.42
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.757
1.757
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Varney Anderson and Aaron Laffey

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
198.43
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
538.58
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
160.63
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
132.28
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.2
76.52
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
26.79
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
212.6
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
85.04
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
87.24
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
31.45
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.24
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.69
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.45
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA