Aaron Laffey vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Stanka as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Stanka posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 4.44 and 1.535 for Aaron Laffey. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Laffey and Joe Stanka

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.87
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.62
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
4.92
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Aaron Laffey and Joe Stanka

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.46
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.97
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Laffey and Joe Stanka

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.4
26.79
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.47
31.45
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA