Aaron Laffey vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wilks as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Wilks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 4.44 and 1.535 for Aaron Laffey. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Laffey and Ted Wilks

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
3.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
4.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
4.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Aaron Laffey and Ted Wilks

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1483
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Laffey and Ted Wilks

Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
982.98
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA