Aaron Laffey vs. Cliff Speck — Career Comparison

Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cliff Speck
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Cliff Speck as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cliff Speck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.412 compared to 4.44 and 1.535 for Aaron Laffey. By the career numbers, Cliff Speck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Laffey and Cliff Speck

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.13
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.13
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.1
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
7.94
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.87
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.62
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.76
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
6.67
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.67
6.67
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.271
1.271
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
39.07
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.95
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
4.92
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.13
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.412
1.412
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
33.35
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.07
39.07

Fielding Stats for Aaron Laffey and Cliff Speck

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.13
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.1
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.46
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.59
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.02
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.91
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.97
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.91
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.3
97.3
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Laffey and Cliff Speck

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1560
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
4.24
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.95
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Speck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Speck
Career
Per 600 PA