Aaron Laffey vs. Kyle McGowin — Career Comparison

Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kyle McGowin
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle McGowin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Aaron Laffey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.535 compared to 5.98 and 1.361 for Kyle McGowin. By the career numbers, Aaron Laffey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Laffey and Kyle McGowin

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
6.68
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.44
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.98
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.07
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.87
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.23
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.62
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
10.72
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.72
10.72
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.624
1.624
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
39.66
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.23
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.92
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
6.12
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
34.93
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.66
39.66

Fielding Stats for Aaron Laffey and Kyle McGowin

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
6.68
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.46
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.02
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.97
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.104
0.104
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Laffey and Kyle McGowin

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
48
4800
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
7.84
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA