Wes Flowers vs. Al Hollingsworth — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Hollingsworth
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Hollingsworth 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. Al Hollingsworth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.466 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Al Hollingsworth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Al Hollingsworth

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
1.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.41
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.62
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.23
40.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.73
58.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
3.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4561
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1520.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1642
9.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
3.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6703
39.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.46
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
4.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6102
36.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Al Hollingsworth

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.156
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Al Hollingsworth

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
352.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
563
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
559.5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
109.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
93.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.94
25.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
131.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
135.35
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
56.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
34.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
88.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.08
23.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
24.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
60
63.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.38
9.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
23
24.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA