Scott Baker vs. Wes Flowers — Career Comparison

Scott Baker
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scott Baker 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. Scott Baker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Scott Baker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Baker and Wes Flowers

Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
1.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.46
55.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.12
89.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
4.26
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3194
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1064.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
9.21
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.17
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
2.07
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
7.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.018
1.018
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4438
37.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
4.38
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.22
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4124
34.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37

Fielding Stats for Scott Baker and Wes Flowers

Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3194
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.32
97.32
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.12
89.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Baker and Wes Flowers

Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
3047.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
505.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
5.97
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-15.41
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
13
205.26
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA