Bobby Shantz vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Bobby Shantz
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Leo Townsend posted a stronger line than Bobby Shantz. Leo Townsend posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.81 vs 3.38) and WHIP (0.974 vs 1.287). 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 Bobby Shantz and Leo Townsend

Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
2.5
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.55
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.46
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.84
31.84
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.36
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.22
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
726
3.38
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5807
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1935.2
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1795
8.35
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.7
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
643
2.99
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.25
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
4.98
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.886
0.886
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.13
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.19
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8045
37.41
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.89
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
817
3.8
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7361
34.23
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.41
37.41
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Bobby Shantz and Leo Townsend

Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
4.82
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.6
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3011
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003.2
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.57
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
5.91
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
5.77
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.57
97.57
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.45
12.45
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.43
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bobby Shantz and Leo Townsend

Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
537.67
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
645
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
509.77
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
99.53
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
78.14
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.6
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
21.4
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.69
35.06
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
24.79
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
124.65
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
147.91
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
55.81
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.79
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
97.67
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.25
37.44
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
32.22
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.65
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
43.72
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
89.3
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.72
6.72
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
40.93
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.72
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.79
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.65
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA