Aaron Laffey vs. Will Smith — Career Comparison

Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Will Smith
MillenialGeorgiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Will Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Will Smith led in strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 63), walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 82), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 86). Aaron Laffey held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 81). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Will Smith.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Laffey and Will Smith

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
8.53
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.62
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.27
47.27
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.57
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.85
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1957
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
652.1
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
7.86
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.87
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.16
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
3.62
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.28
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.36
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.32
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.32
10.32
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.512
1.512
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.41
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2729
37.65
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
3.27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
4.92
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
4.32
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.68
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2443
33.71
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Aaron Laffey and Will Smith

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
8.53
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1957
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
652.1
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.46
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.72
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.02
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.01
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.97
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.91
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.41
90.41
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.107
0.107
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Laffey and Will Smith

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
156
10400
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618
185400
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
26.79
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
31.45
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
208.39
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA