Dave Jolly vs. Aaron Laffey — Career Comparison

Dave Jolly
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Jolly as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Jolly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.593 compared to 4.44 and 1.535 for Aaron Laffey. By the career numbers, Dave Jolly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Jolly and Aaron Laffey

Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.91
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.49
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.59
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.77
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
7.88
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.83
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.87
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
6.12
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.62
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.34
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
4.79
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.37
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1313
40.56
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2181
39.71
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.53
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4.23
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
4.92
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1108
34.23
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Dave Jolly and Aaron Laffey

Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
5.66
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
252.2
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.92
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.46
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.39
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.02
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.24
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.97
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.396
0.396
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Jolly and Aaron Laffey

Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
1777.78
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
533.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
155.56
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
122.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.03
67.03
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
26.79
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
211.11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
188.89
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
77.78
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
155.56
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.73
74.78
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
31.45
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
13
144.44
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
4.15
4.15
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA