Matt Capps vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Capps 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 3.52 and 1.244 for Matt Capps. By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Capps and Leo Townsend

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.81
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.59
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.68
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.77
46.77
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
3.52
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
8.99
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.08
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.72
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.53
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1821
37.28
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.1
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
3.85
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1688
34.55
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.28
37.28
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and Leo Townsend

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439.2
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.37
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.43
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.37
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.71
95.71
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.151
0.151
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and Leo Townsend

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
450
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
24.79
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
32.22
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA