Aaron Laffey vs. Brandon McCarthy — Career Comparison

Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brandon McCarthy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Brandon McCarthy a clear advantage over Aaron Laffey across the core pitching metrics. Brandon McCarthy led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 161 vs 82), strikeout rate (K%+ 88 vs 63), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 86). Brandon McCarthy was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Laffey and Brandon McCarthy

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.88
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.24
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.51
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.55
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.92
47.92
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.25
77.25
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4.2
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.87
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.07
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
3.62
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
2.38
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
6.68
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5163
37.97
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
4.92
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
4.54
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.25
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.76
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4740
34.86
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Aaron Laffey and Brandon McCarthy

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.88
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.24
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.46
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.05
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.02
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
1.65
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.97
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.59
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.25
77.25
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Laffey and Brandon McCarthy

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
916.17
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
524.55
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.34
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.45
5.2
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
39.52
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
64.67
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.78
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.93
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.79
-20.82
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.34
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
76
273.05
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
43.11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA