Wes Flowers vs. Larry Jackson — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Jackson
Silent GenerationIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Jackson 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. Larry Jackson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.268 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Larry Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Larry Jackson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
1.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.54
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.46
51.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.88
76.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
3.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9788
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3262.2
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3206
8.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
2.27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1709
4.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13593
37.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
3.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12701
35.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Larry Jackson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
1.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9788
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3262.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
0.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
1.81
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
2.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
2.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.88
76.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Larry Jackson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
599
301.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1089
548.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
85.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
70.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
11.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
15.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.68
19.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
105.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
108.22
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
38.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
24.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
61.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.19
11.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
20.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
310
156.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
7.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40