Wes Flowers vs. Doug Johns — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doug Johns
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doug Johns 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. Doug Johns posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.13 and WHIP 1.508 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Doug Johns had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Doug Johns

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
2.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.23
41.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
5.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
9.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.79
9.79
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
3.54
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
4.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.54
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1689
39.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
5.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1488
34.69
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Doug Johns

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.8
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.66
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.23
41.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Doug Johns

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
23200
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.48
88.74
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
255.07
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
113.33
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
240.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA