Mike Jackson vs. Aaron Laffey — Career Comparison

Mike Jackson
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Jackson 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 5.8 and 1.973 for Mike Jackson. By the career numbers, Aaron Laffey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Jackson and Aaron Laffey

Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.17
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.27
47.27
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.44
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
10.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
10.05
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.87
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.07
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.62
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.98
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
41.68
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2181
39.71
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.92
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.933
1.933
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
33.52
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.68
41.68
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Mike Jackson and Aaron Laffey

Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.14
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.98
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.46
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.52
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.02
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.34
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.97
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Jackson and Aaron Laffey

Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
1725
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
9.59
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.03
-2.55
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA