Doc Landis vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Doc Landis
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Doc Landis 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 3.36 and 1.326 for Doc Landis. By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Landis and Leo Townsend

Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.1
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.05
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.73
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.27
29.27
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.93
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
3.36
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1077
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
10.7
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.7
10.7
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.23
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.75
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.343
0.343
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.8
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1592
39.91
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
6.69
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1543
38.68
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Doc Landis and Leo Townsend

Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.19
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1365
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.81
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.1
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.36
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.26
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.91
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.09
89.09
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Landis and Leo Townsend

Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
167.37
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
590.53
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.05
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
97.89
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.68
17.94
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
24.79
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
104.21
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
110.53
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
34.74
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
34.74
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.53
14.3
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.47
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA