Wes Flowers vs. Tom Jackson — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Jackson
UnknownThrows RightMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom 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. Wes Flowers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 1.878 compared to 6.19 and 1.885 for Tom Jackson. By the career numbers, Wes Flowers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Tom Jackson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
2.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.64
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.26
59.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
6.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.29
6.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
11.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.1
11.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
5.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.94
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.07
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
43.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.34
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
7.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.07
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.878
1.878
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.885
1.885
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
35.22
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.54
43.54

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Tom Jackson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.22
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.63
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.33
63.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Tom Jackson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
473.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
521.05
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
8.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-3.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA