Matt Cain vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Leo Townsend posted a stronger line than Matt Cain. Leo Townsend posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.81 vs 3.68) and WHIP (0.974 vs 1.248). By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Matt Cain and Leo Townsend

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.45
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.51
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.85
46.85
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
3.68
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1849
7.98
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.91
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
3.07
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
7.31
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8699
37.54
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
3.93
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.38
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.54
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.228
1.228
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7771
33.53
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.54
37.54
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Leo Townsend

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.48
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6257
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2085.2
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.57
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.99
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.63
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.55
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Leo Townsend

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
295.76
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
611
517.8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.71
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
44.92
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.02
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.93
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.82
17.64
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
24.79
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
93.22
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
81.36
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
22.88
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.81
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
45.76
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.23
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
17.8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
308
261.02
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA