Rankin Johnson Jr. vs. Aaron Laffey — Career Comparison

Rankin Johnson Jr.
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Rankin Johnson Jr. as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rankin Johnson Jr. posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.700 compared to 4.44 and 1.535 for Aaron Laffey. By the career numbers, Rankin Johnson Jr. had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rankin Johnson Jr. and Aaron Laffey

Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
12.6
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
10.05
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.87
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
3.62
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
4.46
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
42.3
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2181
39.71
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.92
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
39.6
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1930
35.14
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Rankin Johnson Jr. and Aaron Laffey

Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1483
27
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494.1
9
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.46
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.02
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.97
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rankin Johnson Jr. and Aaron Laffey

Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4200
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA