Wes Flowers vs. Mark Freeman — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mark Freeman
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mark Freeman 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. Wes Flowers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 1.878 compared to 5.56 and 1.408 for Mark Freeman. By the career numbers, Wes Flowers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Mark Freeman

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.29
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.93
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.47
26.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.56
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.92
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
5.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
39.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.93
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
34.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Mark Freeman

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.93
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.72
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.47
26.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Mark Freeman

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
850
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
550
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
12.64
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
50
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
2.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
250
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA