Wes Flowers vs. Jason Johnson — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Johnson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jason 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. Jason Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.506 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Jason Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Jason Johnson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.37
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.66
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.9
35.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
4.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1521
10.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.09
10.09
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.17
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
3.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
5.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.38
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5996
39.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
5.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.488
1.488
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5368
35.6
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Jason Johnson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4071
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.88
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.26
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.79
91.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.745
0.745
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Jason Johnson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
4026.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
505.26
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.38
21.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.25
-3.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
315.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
1.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA