Dennis Lewallyn vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Dennis Lewallyn
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Dennis Lewallyn 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 4.48 and 1.481 for Dennis Lewallyn. By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Lewallyn and Leo Townsend

Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.81
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.81
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
4.48
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
10.31
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.46
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.14
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.622
0.622
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
39.32
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.68
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
4.71
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
35.85
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Dennis Lewallyn and Leo Townsend

Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.81
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.1
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.46
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.13
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.13
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.559
0.559
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Lewallyn and Leo Townsend

Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
1457.14
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
2.93
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
24.79
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-29.92
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA