Wes Flowers vs. Howie Fox — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howie Fox
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howie Fox 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. Howie Fox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.33 and WHIP 1.452 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Howie Fox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Howie Fox

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
2.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.35
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.58
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.39
37.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.23
53.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
4.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3325
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1108.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
9.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
3.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4810
39.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.51
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
4.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.452
1.452
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4358
35.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Howie Fox

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
30.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
35.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
44.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
42.76
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Howie Fox

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
393.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
542.49
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
102.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
82.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.87
26.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
129.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
119.69
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
45.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
38.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
80.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.03
23.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
47
73.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.21
8.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
40.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100