Mike Beard vs. Aaron Laffey — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Beard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Beard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 4.44 and 1.535 for Aaron Laffey. By the career numbers, Mike Beard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Aaron Laffey

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.87
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
3.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
4.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2181
39.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
4.92
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Aaron Laffey

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Aaron Laffey

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
74
3700
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
500
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA