Jim Crawford vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Jim Crawford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Crawford 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 4.4 and 1.583 for Jim Crawford. By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Crawford and Leo Townsend

Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.78
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.81
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.58
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.88
34.88
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
4.4
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1294
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431.1
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9.95
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.56
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.8
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.5
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
5.76
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.062
1.062
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.67
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1923
40.12
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.5
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
5.26
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.73
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.5
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.528
1.528
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1675
34.95
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Jim Crawford and Leo Townsend

Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.77
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431.2
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.98
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.36
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.46
96.46
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.602
0.602
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Crawford and Leo Townsend

Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
3194.12
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
141.18
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
56.57
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
24.79
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
176.47
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
194.12
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.48
61.38
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
32.22
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
176.47
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA