Wes Flowers vs. Luke Hochevar — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luke Hochevar
MillenialColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luke Hochevar 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. Luke Hochevar posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.98 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Luke Hochevar had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Luke Hochevar

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
2.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.45
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.63
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.44
41.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.88
45.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
4.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2788
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
946
9.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
6.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.077
1.077
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.44
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3963
38.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
550
5.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3593
34.8
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Luke Hochevar

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
2.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2788
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.07
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.58
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.45
96.45
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.584
0.584
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.88
45.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Luke Hochevar

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
9882.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
564.71
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.96
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
-1
-35.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
10
352.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA