Derek Botelho vs. Wes Flowers — Career Comparison

Derek Botelho
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Derek Botelho 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. Derek Botelho posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.9 and WHIP 1.603 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Derek Botelho had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Derek Botelho and Wes Flowers

Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
10.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.19
10.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.59
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.17
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
40.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.588
1.588
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
35.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.1
40.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37

Fielding Stats for Derek Botelho and Wes Flowers

Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.93
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.526
0.526
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Derek Botelho and Wes Flowers

Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
760
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
560
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
16.18
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
9.93
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
5
200
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Botelho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Botelho
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA