Randy Niemann vs. Happy Townsend — Career Comparison

Randy Niemann
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Happy Townsend
Pre-GenerationalDelawareThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Happy Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Randy Niemann 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 4.64 and 1.565 for Randy Niemann. By the career numbers, Happy Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Randy Niemann and Happy Townsend

Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
5.49
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.21
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.99
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.32
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.65
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.31
29.31
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.7
81.7
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.85
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
4.64
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
3.59
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
27
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3413
27
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
9
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137.2
9
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
9.86
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
9.13
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.19
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
3.69
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
3.29
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.54
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.59
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
3.74
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.781
0.781
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.5
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.4
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.45
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
39.82
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4849
38.36
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.62
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
5.04
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
5.06
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.63
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.86
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
1.505
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
34.78
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4376
34.62
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Randy Niemann and Happy Townsend

Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
5.49
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.21
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.56
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
27
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3474
27
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
9
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
9
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.72
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.51
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.67
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
2.29
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
2.39
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.96
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
2.39
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.8
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.49
94.49
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.434
0.434
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.308
2.308
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Randy Niemann and Happy Townsend

Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
2218.18
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
206.21
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
30
545.45
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
568.07
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
94.46
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
70.51
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
18.63
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.99
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
23.95
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
32.79
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.76
26.29
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
125.06
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
115.74
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
34.59
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
38.58
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
71.84
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
46.1
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.02
19.99
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
118
156.98
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.71
4.71
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
3.82
3.82
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.64
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.99
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.99
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100