Rip Sewell vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Rip Sewell
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Leo Townsend posted a stronger line than Rip Sewell. Leo Townsend posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.81 vs 3.48) and WHIP (0.974 vs 1.344). 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 Rip Sewell and Leo Townsend

Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.66
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.03
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.61
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.41
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.58
59.58
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.31
62.31
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.58
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
3.48
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6358
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2119.1
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2101
8.92
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.49
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
3.18
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
2.7
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.653
0.653
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9101
38.65
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.37
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
983
4.17
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8330
35.37
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Rip Sewell and Leo Townsend

Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.505
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rip Sewell and Leo Townsend

Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
314.5
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750
557.62
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
113.01
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
89.96
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.36
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.23
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.46
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.05
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.69
35.46
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
24.79
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
147.21
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
141.26
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
60.22
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
43.87
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
99.63
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.58
33.89
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
32.22
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
27.51
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
114.5
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.24
5.24
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
14.13
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.87
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA