Wes Flowers vs. Dicta Johnson — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dicta Johnson
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dicta 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. Dicta Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Dicta Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Dicta Johnson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
1.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.54
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.07
55.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.31
78.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
3.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3830
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1276.2
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
8.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
4.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.802
0.802
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.17
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5415
38.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
4.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4812
33.92
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Dicta Johnson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3993
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1331
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
2.84
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
3.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
3.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.92
96.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Dicta Johnson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
222.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454
508.21
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.523
0.523
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
83.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
67.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
16.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.23
30.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
111.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
134.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
35.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
38.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
72.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.61
32.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
41.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100