Wes Flowers vs. Sterling Hitchcock — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sterling Hitchcock
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sterling Hitchcock 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. Sterling Hitchcock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.8 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Sterling Hitchcock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Sterling Hitchcock

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.33
49.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.17
71.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3857
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1285.2
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1374
9.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.17
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
3.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
997
6.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5635
39.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
5.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5031
35.22
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Sterling Hitchcock

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3857
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1285.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.95
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.51
94.51
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.17
71.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Sterling Hitchcock

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
702.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
525
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
47.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
47.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
1.44
3.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
47.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
65
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
47.5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.33
-20.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
112
280
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
2.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0