Wes Flowers vs. Rankin Johnson — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rankin Johnson
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago WhalesFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rankin 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. Rankin Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Rankin Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Rankin Johnson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.6
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.61
73.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.29
6.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.522
0.522
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1350
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
8.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
928
18.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
15.36
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.663
0.663
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.56
18.56

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Rankin Johnson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.542
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Rankin Johnson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
275.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
550.32
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
68.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
61.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.37
12.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
76.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
91.72
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
26.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
38.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
64.97
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
122.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.91
4.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100