Hugh Casey vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Hugh Casey
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Hugh Casey 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 3.45 and 1.337 for Hugh Casey. By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hugh Casey and Leo Townsend

Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
3.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.81
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.54
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.72
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.4
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.1
64.1
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.33
16.33
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.23
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.53
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
3.45
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2819
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939.2
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
935
8.96
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.56
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
3.07
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.34
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.713
0.713
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.26
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4013
38.44
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
1.81
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
3.97
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3665
35.1
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Hugh Casey and Leo Townsend

Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Hugh Casey and Leo Townsend

Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
699.66
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
496.27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
81.36
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
67.12
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.24
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.24
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.76
19.85
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
24.79
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
95.59
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
111.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
46.78
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.47
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
75.25
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.7
17.7
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
30.51
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
113.9
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.27
5.27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
73.22
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA