Bob Lemon vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Bob Lemon
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Leo Townsend posted a stronger line than Bob Lemon. Leo Townsend posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.81 vs 3.23) and WHIP (0.974 vs 1.341). By the career numbers, Leo Townsend 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 Bob Lemon and Leo Townsend

Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
1.45
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
1.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
0.65
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.4
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.79
61.79
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.09
76.09
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.59
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1024
3.23
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8550
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2850
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2559
8.08
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.57
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1251
3.95
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1277
4.03
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.18
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12099
38.21
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.23
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1185
3.74
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10791
34.08
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.21
38.21
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Bob Lemon and Leo Townsend

Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
4.94
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.21
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2604
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.09
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
7.39
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044
10.82
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
10.48
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.124
2.124
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.58
24.58
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.83
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Lemon and Leo Townsend

Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
615
277.44
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1330
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1183
533.68
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
123.61
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
78.5
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
24.36
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.06
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
16.69
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
45.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138.27
62.38
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
24.79
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
206.17
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
166.47
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
66.77
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
66.32
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
116.39
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140.46
63.37
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
32.22
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
41.95
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
108.72
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.52
5.52
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
22.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.35
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.06
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.45
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.35
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA