Wes Flowers vs. Brad Hennessey — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brad Hennessey
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brad Hennessey 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. Brad Hennessey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.69 and WHIP 1.508 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Brad Hennessey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Brad Hennessey

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.29
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.5
42.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.73
29.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
4.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1082
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360.2
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
9.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
3.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
4.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.45
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1595
39.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.17
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
5.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.489
1.489
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1404
35.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.8
39.8

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Brad Hennessey

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1082
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.541
0.541
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.73
29.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Brad Hennessey

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
934.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
544.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
123.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
92.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30.93
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.25
44.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
179.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
129.9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.456
0.456
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
37.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
49.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
74.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.45
46.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
27
167.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
43.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100