Lefty Leifield vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Lefty Leifield
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Lefty Leifield and Leo Townsend are fairly close on the surface numbers. Lefty Leifield posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.47 vs 2.81) and home runs allowed (0.13 per nine innings vs 0.35). Leo Townsend had the advantage in WHIP (0.974 vs 1.212). By the career numbers, Lefty Leifield had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Leifield and Leo Townsend

Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.45
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.06
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.61
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.47
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.11
56.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.97
72.97
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.68
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
2.47
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.81
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5514
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1838
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1673
8.19
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.19
8.19
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
2.71
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
3.02
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.637
0.637
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.42
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7411
36.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.28
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
3.4
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.212
1.212
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6772
33.16
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.29
36.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Lefty Leifield and Leo Townsend

Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
2.16
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3711
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1237
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.62
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
4.06
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
4.87
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
4.68
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.97
95.97
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.165
2.165
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.52
51.52
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Leifield and Leo Townsend

Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
260.26
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
687
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
611
533.62
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
93.45
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
75.98
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.61
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
17.47
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.87
31.33
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
24.79
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
118.78
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
137.12
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
40.17
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
26.2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
66.38
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35.84
31.3
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.75
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
41.92
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
120.52
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.98
4.98
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
22.71
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.37
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.37
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA