Tom Lee vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Tom Lee
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinNorth AmericaBaltimore MonumentalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Lee 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 3.5 and 1.315 for Tom Lee. By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Lee and Leo Townsend

Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.08
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.02
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.65
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.91
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
3.5
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167.1
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
9.47
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
2.37
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
5.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.831
0.831
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.4
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
40.18
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
7.05
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.05
7.05
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
37.81
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Tom Lee and Leo Townsend

Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.03
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
813
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.03
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.73
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.5
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.25
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.76
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.69
84.69
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.677
2.677
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Lee and Leo Townsend

Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
145.95
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
572.97
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
140.54
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
129.73
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.72
41.71
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
24.79
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
151.35
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
167.57
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
59.46
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
64.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.53
51.52
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
32.22
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
27.03
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.43
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.5
18.5
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA