Wes Flowers vs. Burt Hooton — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Burt Hooton
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Burt Hooton 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. Burt Hooton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Burt Hooton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Burt Hooton

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
1.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.51
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.61
52.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.54
78.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
996
3.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7956
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2652
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2497
8.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
2.71
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1491
5.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.864
0.864
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.21
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11025
37.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
3.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10005
33.95
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Burt Hooton

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
1.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7954
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2651.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
1.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
1.83
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.11
97.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.54
78.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Burt Hooton

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
316.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
913
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
748
491.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
60.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.38
15.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
80.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
90.69
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
27.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
32.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
57.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.48
4.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
28.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
243
159.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
3.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
76.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0