Mike Joyce vs. Aaron Laffey — Career Comparison

Mike Joyce
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Joyce as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Joyce posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.33 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 4.44 and 1.535 for Aaron Laffey. By the career numbers, Mike Joyce had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Joyce and Aaron Laffey

Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.17
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
8.83
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.5
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.87
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.67
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.62
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.67
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
4.46
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
39.17
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.17
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.5
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
4.92
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.389
1.389
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
35.5
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1930
35.14
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Mike Joyce and Aaron Laffey

Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.17
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.67
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.46
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.02
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.97
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.3
97.3
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Joyce and Aaron Laffey

Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2325
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.19
89.46
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
26.79
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
111.25
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
31.45
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA