Aaron Heilman vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Aaron Heilman
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Aaron Heilman 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 1.402 for Aaron Heilman. By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Heilman and Leo Townsend

Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
6.81
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.81
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.5
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.66
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.21
43.21
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.4
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1890
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
8.6
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.03
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
3.66
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
7.83
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.47
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2730
39
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.89
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
4.71
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.59
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.23
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.71
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.362
1.362
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2384
34.06
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Aaron Heilman and Leo Townsend

Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
6.81
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.36
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1890
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.46
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.59
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.16
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
2.04
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.7
94.7
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Heilman and Leo Townsend

Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
5300
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
522.22
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.78
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
24.79
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.49
-38.79
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
24
266.67
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
55.56
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA