Joe Corbett vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Joe Corbett
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Corbett 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 3.42 and 1.430 for Joe Corbett. By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Corbett and Leo Townsend

Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.16
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.07
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.34
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.94
91.94
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.97
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
3.42
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1445
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481.2
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
9.29
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.59
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.63
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2145
40.08
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
5.36
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1917
35.82
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.08
40.08
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Joe Corbett and Leo Townsend

Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.24
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.68
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.08
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.48
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.25
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.76
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.08
85.08
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.232
2.232
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.29
20.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Corbett and Leo Townsend

Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
181.51
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
579.83
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
136.13
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
103.36
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.73
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.77
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.29
46.1
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
24.79
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
173.95
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
153.78
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80.67
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80.67
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
161.34
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.92
50.23
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
32.22
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
15.13
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.59
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.5
8.5
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.52
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA