Dick Scott vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Dick Scott
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Scott 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 5.14 and 1.667 for Dick Scott. By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Scott and Leo Townsend

Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
5.14
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
11.14
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.14
11.14
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.86
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
42
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
6.43
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
36.86
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Dick Scott and Leo Townsend

Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.71
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Scott and Leo Townsend

Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
24.79
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.82
-54.81
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA