Rick Behenna vs. Wes Flowers — Career Comparison

Rick Behenna
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Behenna 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. Wes Flowers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 1.878 compared to 6.12 and 1.619 for Rick Behenna. By the career numbers, Wes Flowers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Behenna and Wes Flowers

Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
2.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.97
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.08
23.08
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
6.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
10.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
10.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.46
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.17
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.08
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.842
0.842
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
40.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
6.31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.586
1.586
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
35.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.4
40.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37

Fielding Stats for Rick Behenna and Wes Flowers

Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.654
0.654
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Behenna and Wes Flowers

Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1300
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
106.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1.48
88.74
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
350
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
240
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.34
117.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
113.33
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 600 PA
5
250
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Behenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Behenna
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA