Wes Flowers vs. Fred Fussell — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Fussell
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Fussell 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. Fred Fussell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.86 and WHIP 1.537 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Fred Fussell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Fred Fussell

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
2.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.16
45.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.75
33.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294.2
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
11.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.15
11.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.648
0.648
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1307
39.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.01
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
5.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.537
1.537
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214
37.08
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.92
39.92

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Fred Fussell

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.838
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Fred Fussell

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
452.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
566.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
84.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
62.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.35
30.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
130.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
113.21
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
62.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
67.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.4
19.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
26
147.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA