Bud Davis vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Bud Davis 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 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Leo Townsend

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
8.78
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
2.03
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
32.13
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Leo Townsend

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Leo Townsend

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
24.79
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
32.22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA