Vern Olsen vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Vern Olsen
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Leo Townsend posted a stronger line than Vern Olsen. Leo Townsend posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.81 vs 3.4) and WHIP (0.974 vs 1.432). 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 Vern Olsen and Leo Townsend

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.95
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.05
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
3.4
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
9.54
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.35
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.51
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2247
39.19
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
3.94
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.432
1.432
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
35.77
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Vern Olsen and Leo Townsend

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.82
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.491
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Olsen and Leo Townsend

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
364.52
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
545.16
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
125.81
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
103.23
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.23
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.95
45.01
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
24.79
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
154.84
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
161.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
51.61
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
45.16
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.52
50.08
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
32.22
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
35.48
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
19.35
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.23
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA