Cloyd Boyer vs. Wes Flowers — Career Comparison

Cloyd Boyer
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cloyd Boyer 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. Cloyd Boyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.73 and WHIP 1.552 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Cloyd Boyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cloyd Boyer and Wes Flowers

Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
2.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.51
46.51
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.73
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.62
5.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1187
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
8.94
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.17
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.96
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.051
1.051
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1759
40.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
5.35
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1524
34.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.01
40.01
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37

Fielding Stats for Cloyd Boyer and Wes Flowers

Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
10.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.82
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
7.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
6.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.75
88.75
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.634
0.634
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.82
9.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cloyd Boyer and Wes Flowers

Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
517.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
549.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
91.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
64.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.05
23.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
123.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
119.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
54.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
36.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
91.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.29
15.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
36
164.89
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
3.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA