Al Olmsted vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Al Olmsted
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Al Olmsted and Leo Townsend are fairly close on the surface numbers. Leo Townsend had the edge in WHIP (0.974 vs 1.356). By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Al Olmsted and Leo Townsend

Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.3
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.3
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.86
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
8.31
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.63
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.63
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.808
0.808
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
38.16
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.38
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
34.01
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Al Olmsted and Leo Townsend

Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.3
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.3
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.2
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.34
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Olmsted and Leo Townsend

Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
5
230.77
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
507.69
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
15.1
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
24.79
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
14.83
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA