Ray Lucas vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Ray Lucas
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Lucas 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 5.79 and 1.607 for Ray Lucas. By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Lucas and Leo Townsend

Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.54
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.81
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
5.79
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
9.32
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.14
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.661
0.661
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
40.98
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.13
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
5.95
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
35.04
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.98
40.98
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Ray Lucas and Leo Townsend

Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.136
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Lucas and Leo Townsend

Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
1100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
450
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
80.7
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
24.79
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.788
0.788
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
98.16
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
32.22
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA