Joe Decker vs. Wes Flowers — Career Comparison

Joe Decker
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Decker 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. Joe Decker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.531 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Joe Decker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Decker and Wes Flowers

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.93
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.56
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.17
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
710
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
8.9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
4.78
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
5.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3125
39.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.6
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2679
33.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37

Fielding Stats for Joe Decker and Wes Flowers

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2133
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.77
94.77
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Decker and Wes Flowers

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
1669.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
501.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
87.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.36
36.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
141.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
120
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.88
31.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
22
240
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA