Ed O'Neil vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Ed O'Neil
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed O'Neil 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 9.26 and 2.294 for Ed O'Neil. By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed O'Neil and Leo Townsend

Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.06
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.06
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.06
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.05
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.06
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
9.26
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
14.69
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.69
14.69
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.96
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.51
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.72
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.93
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
48.18
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
12.57
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.57
12.57
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.294
2.294
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
41.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.18
48.18
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Ed O'Neil and Leo Townsend

Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.13
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.84
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.78
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.09
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.63
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.85
84.85
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed O'Neil and Leo Townsend

Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
558.14
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.95
13.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
24.79
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
111.63
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
5.76
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA