Aaron Laffey vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Chris Sale a clear advantage over Aaron Laffey across the core pitching metrics. Chris Sale led in strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 63), walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 82), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 86). Aaron Laffey held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 113). Chris Sale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Laffey and Chris Sale

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.87
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
3.62
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
4.92
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Aaron Laffey and Chris Sale

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.02
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.97
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.3
97.3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Laffey and Chris Sale

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
8733.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA