Cody Allen vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Cody Allen
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Cody Allen 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 3.14 and 1.253 for Cody Allen. By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cody Allen and Leo Townsend

Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
9.34
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.81
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.6
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.97
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
3.14
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463.2
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
7.28
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.28
7.28
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.07
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
3.75
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
11.51
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.51
11.51
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.695
1.695
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.78
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1943
37.71
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
5.65
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.1
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
3.47
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.56
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.225
1.225
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
33.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.71
37.71
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Cody Allen and Leo Townsend

Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
9.34
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463.2
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.62
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.95
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.89
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.88
93.88
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.096
0.096
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cody Allen and Leo Townsend

Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
288600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
450
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
24.79
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA