Wes Flowers vs. Brian Johnson — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brian Johnson
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brian Johnson 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. Brian Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.74 and WHIP 1.573 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Brian Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Brian Johnson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.29
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
10.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.11
10.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.17
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.84
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
7.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
40.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.68
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
690
36.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.37
40.37

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Brian Johnson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Brian Johnson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
5657.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.04
-3.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA