Wes Flowers vs. Larry Jansen — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Jansen
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Jansen 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 Jansen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.224 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Larry Jansen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Larry Jansen

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
1.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.62
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.82
57.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.44
81.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5297
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1765.2
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1751
8.93
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
2.09
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
4.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7291
37.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
4.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6861
34.97
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Larry Jansen

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
34.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
16.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
40.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
57.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
56.51
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.625
1.625
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Larry Jansen

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
252.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
691
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
520.98
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.445
0.445
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
78.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
65.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.82
18.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
92.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
112.01
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
32.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
41.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
72.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.83
12.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
33.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
157
136.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
4.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
45.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA