Wes Flowers vs. Kyle Freeland — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kyle Freeland
MillenialColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kyle Freeland 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. Kyle Freeland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.54 and WHIP 1.427 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Kyle Freeland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Kyle Freeland

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.46
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.64
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.88
97.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
4.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3781
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1260.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1394
9.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.95
9.95
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.17
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
2.8
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
6.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.74
6.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.34
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5466
39.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
4.93
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.22
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4953
35.37
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Kyle Freeland

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3784
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1261.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.93
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.08
94.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.671
0.671
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Kyle Freeland

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
730.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
524.24
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
66.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
51.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.34
16.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
87.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
90.91
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
36.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
57.58
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
2.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
102
309.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
1.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA