Wes Flowers vs. Joey Hamilton — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joey Hamilton
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joey Hamilton 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. Joey Hamilton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.437 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Joey Hamilton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Joey Hamilton

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.34
50.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
4.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4022
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1340.2
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1408
9.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.32
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.41
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5813
39.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
4.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.38
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5164
34.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Joey Hamilton

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4022
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1340.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
1.7
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.7
93.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Joey Hamilton

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
375.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
388
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
339
524.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
66.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
46.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.59
17.93
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
100.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
78.87
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
29.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
34.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
57.22
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
2.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
167
258.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.32
2.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
55.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.73
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA