Wes Flowers vs. Jim Hughes — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Hughes
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Hughes 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. Jim Hughes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.480 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Jim Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Jim Hughes

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.61
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.49
79.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
4.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1324
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
9.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
4.18
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
4.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.977
0.977
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1930
39.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
4.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
34.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Jim Hughes

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1324
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.28
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.94
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.62
89.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.49
79.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Jim Hughes

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA