Aaron Laffey vs. Lindy McDaniel — Career Comparison

Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lindy McDaniel
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Lindy McDaniel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lindy McDaniel led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 122 vs 82), strikeout rate (K%+ 92 vs 63), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 86). Aaron Laffey held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 76). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Lindy McDaniel.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Laffey and Lindy McDaniel

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
4.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.31
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.59
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.5
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.23
54.23
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.72
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
3.45
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6418
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139.1
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2099
8.83
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.87
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.72
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
3.62
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
2.62
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.57
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
5.73
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.927
0.927
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8971
37.74
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
2.43
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
4.92
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
934
3.93
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.15
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8275
34.81
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.74
37.74

Fielding Stats for Aaron Laffey and Lindy McDaniel

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
4.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.31
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6421
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2140.1
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.53
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.46
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.88
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.02
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
2.51
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.97
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
2.41
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.582
0.582
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Laffey and Lindy McDaniel

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
988
1438.83
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
550.49
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
81.55
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
61.17
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
16.02
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.37
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
20.39
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.6
19.8
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
110.68
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
94.66
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.67
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
24.76
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
48.06
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.85
7.06
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.65
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
159
231.55
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.41
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.83
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA