Aaron Laffey vs. Ed Murphy — Career Comparison

Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Murphy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Murphy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.394 compared to 4.44 and 1.535 for Aaron Laffey. By the career numbers, Ed Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Laffey and Ed Murphy

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.32
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.94
77.94
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.64
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
10.05
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.39
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.87
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
3.62
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
4.46
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.99
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.46
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.92
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
5.34
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1930
35.14
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
36.12
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Aaron Laffey and Ed Murphy

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.33
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1566
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.53
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.46
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.59
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.02
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.29
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.97
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.104
3.104
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Laffey and Ed Murphy

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
77
217.92
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
574.53
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
141.51
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
127.36
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.83
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
26.79
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
41.61
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
161.32
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
155.66
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.77
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.43
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
110.38
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
31.45
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.59
49.79
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.09
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA