Aaron Laffey vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.27 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 4.44 and 1.535 for Aaron Laffey. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Laffey and Fred Smith

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.07
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.6
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
8.59
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.87
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
3.62
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.83
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
4.46
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
3.65
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
38.49
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
4.92
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
4.88
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1930
35.14
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
35.24
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Aaron Laffey and Fred Smith

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.07
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.53
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.46
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.97
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.02
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.67
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.97
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.5
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Laffey and Fred Smith

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
38
168.89
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
560
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
93.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
57.78
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
26.79
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.86
34.94
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
133.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
133.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
48.89
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
44.44
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
93.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.9
30.64
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100