Wes Flowers vs. Jack Hickey — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Hickey
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Hickey 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 7.3 and 2.027 for Jack Hickey. 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 Jack Hickey

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Jack Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Jack Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Jack Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
7.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Jack Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Jack Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jack Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Jack Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
10.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Jack Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.22
10.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Jack Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jack Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jack Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Jack Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Jack Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jack Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Jack Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Jack Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Jack Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
43.78
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.34
Jack Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
9.49
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.878
1.878
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.027
2.027
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
35.76
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.78
43.78

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Jack Hickey

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Jack Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Jack Hickey

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-62.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Hickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA