Matt Stites vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Matt Stites
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Stites 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 7.13 and 1.656 for Matt Stites. By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Stites and Leo Townsend

Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
10.37
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.81
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
7.13
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41.2
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
10.15
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.51
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.54
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.91
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
41.47
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.67
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.1
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
7.99
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
35.64
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.47
41.47
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Matt Stites and Leo Townsend

Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
10.37
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.2
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.51
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.73
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.73
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Stites and Leo Townsend

Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
450
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
24.79
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA