Jim Barr vs. Wes Flowers — Career Comparison

Jim Barr
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Barr 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. Jim Barr posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.314 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Jim Barr had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Barr and Wes Flowers

Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
1.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.49
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.42
47.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.51
55.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
3.56
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6196
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2065.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2170
9.46
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.7
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
2.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
3.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.586
0.586
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8612
37.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
3.96
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.34
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7938
34.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37

Fielding Stats for Jim Barr and Wes Flowers

Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6195
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2065
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
2.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
2.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.51
55.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Barr and Wes Flowers

Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
480.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
512.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Jim Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.478
0.478
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
82.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
64.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
17.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.48
20.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
104.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
101.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
27.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
57.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.75
15.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
129
128.79
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.66
4.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
67.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.99
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA