Aaron Laffey vs. Max Scherzer — Career Comparison

Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Max Scherzer a clear advantage over Aaron Laffey across the core pitching metrics. Max Scherzer led in strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 63), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 86), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 82). Aaron Laffey held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 93). Max Scherzer was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Laffey and Max Scherzer

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.24
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.67
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.36
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
3.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2433
7.39
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.87
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.08
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
3.62
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
2.37
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3489
10.6
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.24
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.35
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11987
36.41
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
4.92
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
3.44
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.18
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.18
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.45
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10977
33.34
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Aaron Laffey and Max Scherzer

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.24
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
0.5
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.46
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.65
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.05
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.02
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.21
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.97
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.15
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.47
95.47
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.785
0.785
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Laffey and Max Scherzer

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
555.77
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
526.28
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
88.47
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
80.53
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.94
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.44
18.65
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
98.68
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
105.48
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.16
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
34.03
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
68.05
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.54
14.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.74
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
161
182.61
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.67
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100