Aaron Laffey vs. Ray Soff — Career Comparison

Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray Soff
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Soff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray Soff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.398 compared to 4.44 and 1.535 for Aaron Laffey. By the career numbers, Ray Soff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Laffey and Ray Soff

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.04
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.84
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.19
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.87
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.17
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
3.62
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.02
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.2
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
38.57
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.68
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
4.92
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.7
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
34.55
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Aaron Laffey and Ray Soff

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.04
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.17
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.46
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.51
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.02
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.85
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.97
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Laffey and Ray Soff

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
42
6300
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-45.12
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA