Wes Flowers vs. Ralph Hamner — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ralph Hamner
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ralph Hamner 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. Ralph Hamner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.58 and WHIP 1.673 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Ralph Hamner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Ralph Hamner

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
2.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.82
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
9.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
5.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1018
41.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
5.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.673
1.673
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
875
35.8
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.65
41.65

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Ralph Hamner

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.967
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Ralph Hamner

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
554.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
554.55
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
90.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.76
25.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
136.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
100
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
11.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
23
209.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
2.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA