Aaron Laffey vs. Kirk Saarloos — Career Comparison

Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kirk Saarloos
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Kirk Saarloos a clear advantage over Aaron Laffey across the core pitching metrics. Kirk Saarloos led in home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 122), run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 98), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 85 vs 82). Aaron Laffey held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 63 vs 56). Kirk Saarloos was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Laffey and Kirk Saarloos

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.92
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.24
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.29
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.15
49.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.24
44.24
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.44
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
5.02
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1527
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
10.05
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
10.47
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.87
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.06
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
3.62
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.29
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
4.46
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
4.44
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.5
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2181
39.71
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
39.8
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.48
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.92
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
5.32
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1930
35.14
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2007
35.49
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.71
39.71
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.8
39.8

Fielding Stats for Aaron Laffey and Kirk Saarloos

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.92
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.24
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.29
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1527
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.46
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.84
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.02
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.76
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.97
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.65
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.24
44.24
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Laffey and Kirk Saarloos

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
1941.18
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
482.35
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.53
6.26
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
58.82
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.32
-15.58
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
12
141.18
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
105.88
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA