Jim Britt vs. Wes Flowers — Career Comparison

Jim Britt
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaBrooklyn AtlanticsUnknownStarting Pitcher
Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Britt 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. Jim Britt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.624 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Jim Britt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Britt and Wes Flowers

Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.89
28.89
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
4.26
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2450
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
816.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
13.93
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
11.5
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.93
13.93
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.5
11.5
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.68
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.58
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4115
45.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
44.37
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
992
10.93
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.34
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.93
10.93
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.624
1.624
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4053
44.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
38.03
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.9
10.9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.35
45.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.37
44.37

Fielding Stats for Jim Britt and Wes Flowers

Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2499
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.62
75.62
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.3
38.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Britt and Wes Flowers

Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
133.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
580.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.503
0.503
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
129.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
114.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.42
34.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
144.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
148.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
80.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
116.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.82
39.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
19
27.94
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.47
21.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA