Wes Flowers vs. Eric Hetzel — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Hetzel
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Hetzel 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. Wes Flowers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 1.878 compared to 6.12 and 1.758 for Eric Hetzel. By the career numbers, Wes Flowers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Eric Hetzel

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
2.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
6.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.55
10.55
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
5.17
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
5.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
42.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.34
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
7.07
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.746
1.746
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
36.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.4
42.4

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Eric Hetzel

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.429
0.429
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Eric Hetzel

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA