Aaron Laffey vs. Tom Sullivan — Career Comparison

Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Sullivan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Sullivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Sullivan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.04 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 4.44 and 1.535 for Aaron Laffey. By the career numbers, Tom Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Laffey and Tom Sullivan

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.73
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.27
47.27
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.79
29.79
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.01
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
4.04
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
10.05
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
10.46
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.46
10.46
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.87
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
3.62
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
3.35
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
4.46
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
3.24
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
0.733
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.06
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.73
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2181
39.71
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1863
41.1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.92
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
7.19
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1930
35.14
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1678
37.01
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.71
39.71
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Aaron Laffey and Tom Sullivan

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.12
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1257
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.58
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.46
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.15
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.02
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.99
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.97
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
2.73
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.37
91.37
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.442
2.442
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Laffey and Tom Sullivan

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
166.3
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
531.52
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
61.96
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
55.43
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.52
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.52
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.71
21.89
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
68.48
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
130.43
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
65.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.57
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
84.78
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.38
14.28
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.52
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
61.96
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
42
136.96
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.38
4.38
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.83
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.83
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100