Ryan Bowen vs. Wes Flowers — Career Comparison

Ryan Bowen
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ryan Bowen 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. Ryan Bowen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.3 and WHIP 1.678 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Ryan Bowen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Bowen and Wes Flowers

Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.77
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
5.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
9.66
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.66
9.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.97
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
5.08
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
5.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.69
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1484
40.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
5.74
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.638
1.638
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1263
34.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.97
40.97
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37

Fielding Stats for Ryan Bowen and Wes Flowers

Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.719
0.719
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Bowen and Wes Flowers

Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
380.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
546.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
96.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
69.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.17
27.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
128.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
123.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
48.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
64.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.36
23.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
36
192.86
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA