Wes Flowers vs. Larry Foss — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Foss
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Larry Foss 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. Larry Foss posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.33 and WHIP 1.852 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Larry Foss had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Larry Foss

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.19
7.19
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
10.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.67
10.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.17
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.94
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
42.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.852
1.852
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
35.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.33
42.33

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Larry Foss

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Larry Foss

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
8
685.71
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.04
-3.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA