Wes Flowers vs. Fred Hobgood — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Hobgood
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Fred Hobgood 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 Hobgood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.35 and WHIP 1.605 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Fred Hobgood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Fred Hobgood

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.86
64.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
5.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
10.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.98
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
4.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897
42.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.34
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
6.82
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
794
37.61
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.49
42.49

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Fred Hobgood

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.71
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.99
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.36
89.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Fred Hobgood

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
296.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
494.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
120
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
105.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.89
55.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
141.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
197.65
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
91.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
169.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.5
67.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA