Aaron Laffey vs. Chris Sampson — Career Comparison

Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Sampson
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Sampson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Sampson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 161 vs 82), home run suppression (HR9+ 170 vs 122), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 86). Aaron Laffey held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 91). Role difference aside, Chris Sampson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Laffey and Chris Sampson

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.37
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.83
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.5
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.97
18.97
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.42
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1076
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
358.2
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
9.79
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.79
9.79
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.87
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
3.62
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.18
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
4.46
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
4.42
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
0.733
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1517
38.07
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
4.92
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
4.77
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.05
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1392
34.93
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Aaron Laffey and Chris Sampson

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.37
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.83
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1076
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
358.2
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.33
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.46
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.02
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.53
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.97
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.51
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.3
97.3
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.575
0.575
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.97
18.97
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Laffey and Chris Sampson

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
1521.74
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
478.26
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
60.87
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
60.87
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.92
8.04
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
60.87
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.16
-1.43
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA