Wes Flowers vs. Jim LaMarque — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim LaMarque
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim LaMarque 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. Jim LaMarque posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.255 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Jim LaMarque had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Jim LaMarque

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.65
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.31
67.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.88
80.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.2
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
2.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
5.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2061
38.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
34.82
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Jim LaMarque

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1677
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.61
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.326
2.326
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.54
68.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Jim LaMarque

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
246.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
551.61
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
123.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
89.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.48
51.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
176.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
159.68
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
91.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
84.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
169.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.97
55.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100