Craig Anderson vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Craig Anderson
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig 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 5.1 and 1.607 for Craig 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 Craig Anderson and Leo Townsend

Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.84
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.81
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.08
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.05
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.33
23.33
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.73
20.73
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
10.58
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.58
10.58
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.98
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
3.79
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.4
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
41.79
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.59
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
6.88
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.596
1.596
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
37.72
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Craig Anderson and Leo Townsend

Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.84
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192.1
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.56
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.25
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.95
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.81
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.732
0.732
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.73
20.73
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Anderson and Leo Townsend

Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
964.71
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
552.94
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
70.59
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.31
15.37
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
24.79
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
94.12
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
94.12
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.52
6.12
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
164.71
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
3.64
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA