Aaron Laffey vs. Cole Sulser — Career Comparison

MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Cole Sulser as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cole Sulser posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.51 and WHIP 1.311 compared to 4.44 and 1.535 for Aaron Laffey. By the career numbers, Cole Sulser had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Laffey and Cole Sulser

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
8.23
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.52
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.73
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.27
47.27
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.79
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.51
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
171.2
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
7.5
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.87
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.89
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.62
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
4.09
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
9.44
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.503
1.503
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
714
37.43
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.09
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
4.92
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.93
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.79
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
32.92
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Aaron Laffey and Cole Sulser

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
8.23
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
171.2
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.68
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.46
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.79
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.02
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.47
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.97
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.47
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.3
97.3
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Laffey and Cole Sulser

Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA