Matt Maysey vs. Happy Townsend — Career Comparison

Matt Maysey
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Happy Townsend
Pre-GenerationalDelawareThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Happy Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Maysey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Happy Townsend posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.59 and WHIP 1.380 compared to 5.55 and 1.890 for Matt Maysey. By the career numbers, Happy Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Maysey and Happy Townsend

Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.25
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.21
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.99
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.65
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.31
29.31
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.7
81.7
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.85
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.55
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
3.59
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3413
27
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137.2
9
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
11.84
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
9.13
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.84
11.84
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.85
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.19
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.81
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
3.29
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.07
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
3.74
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.986
0.986
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.781
0.781
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.48
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.4
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.45
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
43.27
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4849
38.36
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.81
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.55
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
5.06
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.48
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.849
1.849
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
36.25
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4376
34.62
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.27
43.27
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Matt Maysey and Happy Townsend

Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.25
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.21
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.56
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3474
27
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
9
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.51
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
2.29
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.85
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.96
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.11
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.8
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.49
94.49
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.308
2.308
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Maysey and Happy Townsend

Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
15000
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
206.21
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
568.07
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
94.46
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
70.51
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
18.63
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.99
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
23.95
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.76
26.29
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
125.06
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
115.74
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
34.59
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
38.58
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
71.84
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.02
19.99
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
118
156.98
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.82
3.82
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.64
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.99
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.99
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100