Turk Lown vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Turk Lown
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Turk Lown 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 4.12 and 1.558 for Turk Lown. By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Turk Lown and Leo Townsend

Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
4.4
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.81
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.43
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.48
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.53
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.41
47.41
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.64
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
472
4.12
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3096
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1032
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
8.53
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.92
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
5.15
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.35
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
5.01
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.29
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4574
39.89
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
2.22
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.1
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
525
4.58
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3974
34.66
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Turk Lown and Leo Townsend

Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
7.56
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1800
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.97
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
4.25
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
4.08
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.11
96.11
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Turk Lown and Leo Townsend

Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
1259.75
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
532.78
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
87.14
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
69.71
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.76
24.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
24.79
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
114.52
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
119.5
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
32.37
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.86
19.57
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
32.37
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
119.5
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.02
5.02
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA