Aaron Laffey vs. Mike Sullivan — Career Comparison

Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Sullivan
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Sullivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Aaron Laffey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.535 compared to 5.04 and 1.674 for Mike Sullivan. By the career numbers, Aaron Laffey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Laffey and Mike Sullivan

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.3
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.96
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.44
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.53
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.27
47.27
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.38
45.38
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.38
74.38
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.8
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.44
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
5.04
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3334
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111.1
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
10.05
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1292
10.46
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.46
10.46
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.87
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.36
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.62
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
4.6
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
4.46
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
2.31
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.63
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.62
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2181
39.71
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5187
42.01
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.32
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.92
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
7.22
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.22
7.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1930
35.14
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4542
36.78
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.71
39.71
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.01
42.01

Fielding Stats for Aaron Laffey and Mike Sullivan

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.3
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3342
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1114
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.39
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.46
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.83
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.34
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.02
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.55
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.97
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.21
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.71
86.71
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.702
1.702
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Laffey and Mike Sullivan

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
187.87
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
511
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
576.52
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
112.72
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
96.28
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.57
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.52
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.35
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.44
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
26.79
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.8
31.46
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
137.38
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
131.51
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
54.01
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
56.36
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
108.02
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.58
31.21
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.52
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
15.26
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
108.02
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.55
5.55
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.7
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.52
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.52
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100