Aaron Laffey vs. Tug McGraw — Career Comparison

Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tug McGraw
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Tug McGraw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tug McGraw led in strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 63), walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 82), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 88 vs 86). Aaron Laffey held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 72). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Tug McGraw.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Laffey and Tug McGraw

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.57
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.55
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.06
51.06
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.07
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
3.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4544
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514.2
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
7.83
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.87
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.64
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
3.62
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.46
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.76
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1109
6.59
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.116
1.116
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.37
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6313
37.51
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.21
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
4.92
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.55
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.48
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.48
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
33.23
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Aaron Laffey and Tug McGraw

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4545
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1515
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.45
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.46
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.3
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.02
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.88
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.97
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.75
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.74
92.74
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Laffey and Tug McGraw

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
2006.48
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
519.84
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
94.74
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
75.3
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.43
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
26.79
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.05
26.83
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
119.03
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
121.46
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.01
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.72
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
75.3
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.34
25.11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.29
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
57
138.46
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
51.01
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.86
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA