Pete Burnside vs. Wes Flowers — Career Comparison

Pete Burnside
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pete Burnside 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. Pete Burnside posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.81 and WHIP 1.489 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Pete Burnside had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Burnside and Wes Flowers

Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
3.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.55
34.55
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.65
32.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
4.81
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1702
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
9.63
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.16
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.65
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
4.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.17
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.21
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
39.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
5.35
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.475
1.475
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268
35.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37

Fielding Stats for Pete Burnside and Wes Flowers

Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1702
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.14
93.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.485
0.485
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.65
32.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Burnside and Wes Flowers

Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
753.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
507.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
38.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
38.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
3.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
38.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
69.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
23.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
38.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.91
-18.87
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
54
207.69
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
61.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.54
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA