Dick Drago vs. Wes Flowers — Career Comparison

Dick Drago
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Drago 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. Dick Drago posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.351 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Dick Drago had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Drago and Wes Flowers

Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.56
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.42
36.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
3.62
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5625
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1875
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1901
9.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.75
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
2.68
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.36
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
4.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.16
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.26
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7899
37.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
3.97
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7162
34.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37

Fielding Stats for Dick Drago and Wes Flowers

Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5623
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1874.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.676
0.676
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.42
36.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Drago and Wes Flowers

Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
953.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
501.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
38.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
45.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
78.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
20.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
42.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.39
-11.69
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
38.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
149
272.56
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
58.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.83
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA