Aaron Laffey vs. Andy Messersmith — Career Comparison

Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Andy Messersmith
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

The numbers give Andy Messersmith a clear advantage over Aaron Laffey across the core pitching metrics. Andy Messersmith led in strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 63), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 86). Aaron Laffey held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 103). Andy Messersmith was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Laffey and Andy Messersmith

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.19
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.52
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.4
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.77
56.77
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.4
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
2.86
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6691
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2230.1
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
6.94
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.87
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.7
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
3.62
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
3.35
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.18
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1625
6.56
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.28
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.16
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9120
36.8
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.12
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
4.92
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
3.28
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.35
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.32
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8126
32.79
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Aaron Laffey and Andy Messersmith

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.19
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6694
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2231.1
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.55
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.46
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
1.28
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.02
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
2
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.97
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
1.83
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.72
91.72
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Laffey and Andy Messersmith

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
256.42
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
529.54
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
90.07
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
64.65
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
21.79
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.42
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
26.79
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.81
28.92
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
122.76
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
124.21
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
35.59
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.23
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
71.19
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33.3
24.19
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.41
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
212
154
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.41
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.36
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100