Tony Lyons vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Tony Lyons
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Lyons 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 4.72 and 1.703 for Tony Lyons. By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Lyons and Leo Townsend

Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.94
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.81
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.71
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.24
24.24
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.72
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
10.51
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
4.81
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.67
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.832
0.832
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
40.28
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.89
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
5.35
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.703
1.703
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
34.93
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Tony Lyons and Leo Townsend

Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.182
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Lyons and Leo Townsend

Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
660
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
540
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
34.74
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
24.79
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
140
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
38.01
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
32.22
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
220
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA