Aaron Laffey vs. Joe Murphy — Career Comparison

Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Murphy 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 5.97 and 1.653 for Joe Murphy. 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 Joe Murphy

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.27
47.27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.95
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.44
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.97
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
10.05
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
10.71
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.87
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.62
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.17
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
4.46
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.84
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.71
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2181
39.71
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
42.63
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.92
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
8.24
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1930
35.14
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
38.37
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.71
39.71
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Aaron Laffey and Joe Murphy

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.46
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.99
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.02
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.44
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.97
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.35
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Laffey and Joe Murphy

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.56
8.23
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-17.7
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100