Aaron Laffey vs. Aaron Small — Career Comparison

Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Aaron Small
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Aaron Small as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Aaron Small led in home run suppression (HR9+ 166 vs 122), walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 82), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 86). Role difference aside, Aaron Small holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Laffey and Aaron Small

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.81
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.7
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.79
65.79
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.44
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
5.2
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.2
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
10.05
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
10.63
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.87
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.04
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.62
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
3.83
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
4.76
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.39
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2181
39.71
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
40.68
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.26
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.92
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
5.65
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.12
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1930
35.14
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
35.79
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.71
39.71
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68

Fielding Stats for Aaron Laffey and Aaron Small

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.81
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.2
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.46
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.06
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.02
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.45
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.97
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.43
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.3
97.3
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Laffey and Aaron Small

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
156
10400
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
20640
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-48.1
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA