Aaron Laffey vs. Mike Matthews — Career Comparison

Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Matthews
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Matthews as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Matthews led in strikeout rate (K%+ 92 vs 63), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 86), and run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 98). Role difference aside, Mike Matthews holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Laffey and Mike Matthews

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.5
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.52
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.44
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
4.54
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.75
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.87
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.07
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.62
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.47
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.59
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
6.46
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.7
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.48
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1073
39.63
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.74
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
4.92
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.76
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.89
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
33.8
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Aaron Laffey and Mike Matthews

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.5
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.46
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.02
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.51
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.97
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
92.68
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.165
0.165
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Laffey and Mike Matthews

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
4950
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
535.71
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
26.79
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
27.97
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
128.57
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
5.28
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
9
192.86
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
3.11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA