Wes Flowers vs. Lefty James — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty James
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty James 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. Lefty James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Lefty James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Lefty James

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.48
35.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
8.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
38.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.94
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
33.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Lefty James

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.097
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Lefty James

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
541.94
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
9.93
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-4.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
14
270.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA