Red Lynn vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Red Lynn
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Red Lynn 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 3.95 and 1.408 for Red Lynn. By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Lynn and Leo Townsend

Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4.14
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.81
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
3.95
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
8.53
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
4.14
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4.14
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
39.09
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.95
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
4.44
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
34.7
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.09
39.09
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Red Lynn and Leo Townsend

Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.459
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Red Lynn and Leo Townsend

Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
1214.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
585.71
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Red Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Red Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
85.71
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
71.43
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.5
7.08
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
24.79
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Red Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Red Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Red Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Red Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
85.71
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Red Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-14.21
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Red Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Red Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Lynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Red Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.4
8.4
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Red Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Red Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Red Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA