Gerrit Cole vs. Aaron Laffey — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Gerrit Cole a clear advantage over Aaron Laffey across the core pitching metrics. Gerrit Cole led in strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 63), walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 82), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 120 vs 86). Gerrit Cole was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Gerrit Cole and Aaron Laffey

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.24
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.87
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
3.62
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
4.92
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.17
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.64
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Aaron Laffey

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.24
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.53
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.96
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.46
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.54
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.02
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.5
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.97
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Aaron Laffey

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
671.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
526.57
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
86.01
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
75.52
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.2
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.49
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.08
21.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
109.09
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
100.7
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.66
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.47
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.84
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.18
12.97
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.59
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
112
234.97
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA