Wes Flowers vs. Ken Johnson — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ken 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. Ken Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.231 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Ken Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Ken Johnson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.55
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.19
46.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1670
8.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
5.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7211
37.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
4.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6742
34.93
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Ken Johnson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5213
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1737.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.29
96.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Ken Johnson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
338.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
539.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
61.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
49.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.18
11.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
75.76
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
24.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
45.45
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.43
-7.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
250
252.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA