Wes Flowers vs. Dave Hillman — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Hillman
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Hillman 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. Dave Hillman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.337 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Dave Hillman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Dave Hillman

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
2.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.04
34.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
3.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
9.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
4.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2664
38.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.61
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
4.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2476
35.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Dave Hillman

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
2.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1873
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
2.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.28
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.93
96.93
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.04
34.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Dave Hillman

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
618.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
512.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
50.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
43.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.65
11.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
56.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
100.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
28.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
47.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-1.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
47.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
85
267.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
37.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA