Bud Anderson vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Bud Anderson
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows 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 Bud Anderson 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 3.68 and 1.463 for Bud Anderson. By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Anderson and Leo Townsend

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.87
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.81
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.6
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
3.68
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
8.94
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.94
8.94
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.72
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
3.74
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.59
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.926
0.926
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
38.84
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.36
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.1
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
4.29
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.15
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
34.07
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Bud Anderson and Leo Townsend

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.87
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.79
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.85
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.81
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.63
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.422
0.422
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Anderson and Leo Townsend

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
450
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
24.79
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA