Aaron Laffey vs. Denny McLain — Career Comparison

Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Denny McLain
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Aaron Laffey and Denny McLain are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 98 for Aaron Laffey and 96 for Denny McLain, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 86 and 90 respectively. If forced to pick, Denny McLain gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Laffey and Denny McLain

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.24
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.63
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.43
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.01
59.01
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.5
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.39
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
7.85
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.87
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.15
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
3.62
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
2.62
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
6.12
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
4.92
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7108
33.92
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Aaron Laffey and Denny McLain

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.24
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5657
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885.2
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.74
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.46
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.01
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.02
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.81
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.97
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
1.75
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.57
96.57
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Laffey and Denny McLain

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
241.18
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616
521.3
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
69.39
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.62
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.77
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.76
12.49
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
79.55
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
90.55
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
27.08
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.23
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
52.47
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.16
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
244
206.49
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.91
2.91
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
54.16
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.46
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100