Ed Barry vs. Wes Flowers — Career Comparison

Ed Barry
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Barry 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. Ed Barry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.253 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Ed Barry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Barry and Wes Flowers

Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.37
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.85
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.91
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
37.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
5.35
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
33.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.59
37.59
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37

Fielding Stats for Ed Barry and Wes Flowers

Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.37
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Barry and Wes Flowers

Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
12
266.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
511.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
12.76
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-4.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
9
200
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA