Wes Flowers vs. Weldon Henley — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Weldon Henley
Pre-GenerationalGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Weldon Henley 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. Weldon Henley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.94 and WHIP 1.207 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Weldon Henley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Weldon Henley

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.54
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.67
42.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.51
83.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2165
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721.2
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
7.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
2.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
3.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.51
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2941
36.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2669
33.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.68
36.68

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Weldon Henley

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2190
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
3.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
3.81
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.5
94.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.153
3.153
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.24
62.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Weldon Henley

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
213.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
563.31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
103.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
79.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.88
27.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
127.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
123.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
38.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
71.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.19
24.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
83
179.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Weldon Henley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100