Leo Townsend vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Leo Townsend built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Willis 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 3.32 and 1.544 for Ron Willis. By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leo Townsend and Ron Willis

Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
7.89
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
3.81
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Leo Townsend and Ron Willis

Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leo Townsend and Ron Willis

Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
24.79
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA