Clarence Currie vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Clarence Currie
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Clarence Currie 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 3.39 and 1.363 for Clarence Currie. By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clarence Currie and Leo Townsend

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.28
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.92
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.56
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.7
71.7
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.75
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.39
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
9.33
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.93
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.69
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1567
37.98
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
5.07
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.363
1.363
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
34.54
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Clarence Currie and Leo Townsend

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1113
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.35
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
4.05
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.76
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.81
92.81
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.925
2.925
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Clarence Currie and Leo Townsend

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
235.71
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
552.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
85.71
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
72.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.12
21.95
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
24.79
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
102.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
115.71
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
21.43
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.57
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
60
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.78
16.18
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25.71
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
180
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA