Scott Alexander vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Scott Alexander
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Alexander as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leo Townsend posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.81 and WHIP 0.974 compared to 3.36 and 1.367 for Scott Alexander. By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Alexander and Leo Townsend

Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
9.61
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.81
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.58
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.44
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.76
56.76
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
3.36
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
8.53
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.69
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
3.33
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
6.61
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.61
6.61
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
37.62
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.71
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
3.8
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.57
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1226
33.74
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.62
37.62
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Scott Alexander and Leo Townsend

Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
9.61
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.66
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.57
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.37
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.23
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.19
94.19
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Alexander and Leo Townsend

Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
23266.67
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
24.79
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.83
-55.52
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA