Steve Toole vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Steve Toole
Pre-GenerationalLouisianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn BridegroomsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Toole 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 4.79 and 1.616 for Steve Toole. By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Toole and Leo Townsend

Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.12
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.06
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.55
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.53
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.94
50.94
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.79
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
9.28
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
5.26
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.903
0.903
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.83
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.59
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2030
41.24
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
7.23
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.616
1.616
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1742
35.39
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.24
41.24
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Steve Toole and Leo Townsend

Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.13
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1512
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.14
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.63
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.16
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.77
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.57
87.57
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Toole and Leo Townsend

Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
151.28
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
584.62
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
153.85
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
107.69
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.46
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
46.15
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.15
61.93
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
24.79
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
210.26
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
169.23
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
87.18
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
164.1
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.31
67.46
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
32.22
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12.82
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
51.28
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.7
11.7
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.08
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.08
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA