Doc Scanlan vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Doc Scanlan and Leo Townsend are fairly close on the surface numbers. Leo Townsend posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.81 vs 3) and WHIP (0.974 vs 1.333). Doc Scanlan had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.11 per nine innings vs 0.35). 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 Doc Scanlan and Leo Townsend

Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.47
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.51
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
3
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1061
7.63
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5169
37.16
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
4
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4525
32.53
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.16
37.16
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Doc Scanlan and Leo Townsend

Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.43
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3414
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Scanlan and Leo Townsend

Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
24.79
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
145.18
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
59.1
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
32.22
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
43.68
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.56
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA