Doc Leitner vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Doc Leitner
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Doc Leitner 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 5.68 and 1.692 for Doc Leitner. 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 Leitner and Leo Townsend

Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.83
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
5.68
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
9.55
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
5.68
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.74
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.66
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
42.51
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
9.14
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
36.83
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.51
42.51
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Doc Leitner and Leo Townsend

Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.11
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Leitner and Leo Townsend

Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
177.78
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.66
14.57
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
24.79
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
2.93
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
5.4
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA