Doug Davis vs. Wes Flowers — Career Comparison

Doug Davis
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doug Davis 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. Doug Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.529 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Doug Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Davis and Wes Flowers

Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
1.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
46
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.46
93.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
4.44
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5147
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1813
9.51
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.94
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
4.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
6.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7597
39.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
4.83
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.24
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6625
34.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.85
39.85
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37

Fielding Stats for Doug Davis and Wes Flowers

Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
1.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5147
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
1.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.05
95.05
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.003
1.003
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.46
93.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Davis and Wes Flowers

Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
393.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
530.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
43.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
36.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.51
4.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
54.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
50.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
32.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-17.03
-21.93
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
175
225.32
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
2.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
61.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.44
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA