Aaron Laffey vs. Dan Smith — Career Comparison

Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dan Smith
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Aaron Laffey led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 69), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 89), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 86 vs 84). Dan Smith held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 63). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Aaron Laffey.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Laffey and Dan Smith

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.42
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.61
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.27
47.27
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.54
19.54
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.44
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
5.23
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
9.24
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.87
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.47
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.62
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
4.11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
7.21
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
780
39.59
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.07
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.92
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.48
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.61
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.483
1.483
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
34.26
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.59
39.59

Fielding Stats for Aaron Laffey and Dan Smith

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.42
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.46
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.02
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.96
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.97
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.54
19.54
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Laffey and Dan Smith

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
87
1491.43
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
3.24
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-17.38
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
308.57
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.94
1.94
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA