Wes Flowers vs. Virgil Jester — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Virgil Jester
Greatest GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Virgil Jester 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. Virgil Jester posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.480 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Virgil Jester had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Virgil Jester

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
2.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.6
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
10.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.693
0.693
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
39.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
4.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
35.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.12
39.12

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Virgil Jester

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.714
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Virgil Jester

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
572.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.614
0.614
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
4
109.09
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.55
42.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
163.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
1.77
48.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
4
109.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA