Dave Sells vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Dave Sells
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Sells 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 3.9 and 1.598 for Dave Sells. By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Sells and Leo Townsend

Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.81
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.72
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
3.9
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138.1
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.5
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
4.36
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.19
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.839
0.839
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
40.53
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
4.23
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.1
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
4.42
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
34.68
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.53
40.53
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Dave Sells and Leo Townsend

Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138.1
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.82
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.34
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.21
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.378
0.378
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Sells and Leo Townsend

Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
54000
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
450
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
24.79
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
32.22
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA