Warren Spahn vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Leo Townsend posted a stronger line than Warren Spahn. Leo Townsend posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.81 vs 3.09) and WHIP (0.974 vs 1.206). 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 Warren Spahn and Leo Townsend

Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
1.29
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
1.14
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
0.62
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.42
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.67
88.67
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
0.66
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1798
3.09
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4830
8.29
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
0.74
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1434
2.46
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2583
4.43
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.766
0.766
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.14
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.07
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21547
36.98
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.12
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2016
3.46
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.195
1.195
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20071
34.45
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.98
36.98
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Warren Spahn and Leo Townsend

Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.18
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.15
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9282
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3094
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.65
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.91
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.17
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
3.72
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
3.55
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.628
1.628
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.93
52.93
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Warren Spahn and Leo Townsend

Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
783
228.61
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2055
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1872
546.57
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.553
0.553
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
105.99
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
77.37
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
16.64
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.22
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.61
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.33
39.22
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
24.79
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
156.79
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
135.47
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
41.17
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
86.13
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.31
36
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
32.22
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.04
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
27.45
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
487
142.19
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
19.85
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.72
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.17
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA