Wes Flowers vs. Fred Hutchinson — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Hutchinson
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Fred Hutchinson 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 Hutchinson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.281 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Fred Hutchinson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Fred Hutchinson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.58
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.23
57.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.83
69.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
3.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4392
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1464
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1487
9.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.669
0.669
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6142
37.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5740
35.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Fred Hutchinson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.737
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Fred Hutchinson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
289.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
734
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650
531.34
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
139.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
115.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70.1
57.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
173.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
196.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
58.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
67.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
122.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80.4
65.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
53.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
30
24.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.47
24.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
15.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71