Brian Bannister vs. Wes Flowers — Career Comparison

Brian Bannister
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brian Bannister 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. Brian Bannister posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.08 and WHIP 1.433 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Brian Bannister had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Bannister and Wes Flowers

Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
1.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.53
42.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
5.08
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2002
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
667.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
9.76
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.16
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
3.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
5.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.911
0.911
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2914
39.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
5.49
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2627
35.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.3
39.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37

Fielding Stats for Brian Bannister and Wes Flowers

Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2002
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
667.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
98
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Bannister and Wes Flowers

Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
2127.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
145.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.23
58.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
163.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.23
58.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
9
163.64
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA