Aaron Laffey vs. Brad Lesley — Career Comparison

Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Lesley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Lesley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 4.44 and 1.535 for Aaron Laffey. By the career numbers, Brad Lesley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Laffey and Brad Lesley

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.27
47.27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.86
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.87
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
3.62
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.61
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.72
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
4.92
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2

Fielding Stats for Aaron Laffey and Brad Lesley

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.46
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.37
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.02
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.87
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.97
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.74
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Laffey and Brad Lesley

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
54
8100
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.4
26.79
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.47
31.45
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA