Jim Bunning vs. Wes Flowers — Career Comparison

Jim Bunning
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bunning 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 Bunning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.27 and WHIP 1.205 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Jim Bunning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bunning and Wes Flowers

Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
1.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.44
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.9
54.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.82
87.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1366
3.27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11281
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
8.22
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
0.89
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1000
2.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2855
6.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.38
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15618
37.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
3.65
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14418
34.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.38
37.38
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37

Fielding Stats for Jim Bunning and Wes Flowers

Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
1.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11280
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3760
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
0.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
0.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
1.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
1.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.17
96.17
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.82
87.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bunning and Wes Flowers

Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
257.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1401
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1275
546.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
91.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
77.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
13.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45.26
19.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
112.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
106.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
35.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
32.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
64.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.33
11.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
14.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
362
155.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
36.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
36
15.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA