Wes Flowers vs. Fred Herbert — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Herbert
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Herbert 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 Herbert posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.06 and WHIP 0.941 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Fred Herbert had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Fred Herbert

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.588
0.588
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
34.41
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
32.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.41
34.41

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Fred Herbert

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Fred Herbert

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
4.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA