Fred Baczewski vs. Wes Flowers — Career Comparison

Fred Baczewski
Greatest GenerationMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Baczewski built a career as a starting pitcher and Wes Flowers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Baczewski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.45 and WHIP 1.493 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Fred Baczewski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Baczewski and Wes Flowers

Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
2.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.96
62.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.45
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
9.86
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.22
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.17
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.58
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1220
39.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.8
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1106
35.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.31
39.31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37

Fielding Stats for Fred Baczewski and Wes Flowers

Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.92
34.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Baczewski and Wes Flowers

Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
374.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
528.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
71.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
65.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.62
15.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
89.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
83.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
29.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
35.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
1.83
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 600 PA
34
201.98
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.97
2.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Baczewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
59.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.94
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Baczewski
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA