Wes Flowers vs. Dick Lange — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Lange
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Lange 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. Dick Lange posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.47 and WHIP 1.543 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Dick Lange had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Dick Lange

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
2.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.29
44.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
9.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.01
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1242
40.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.525
1.525
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1095
35.71
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Dick Lange

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.07
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.671
0.671
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.29
44.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Dick Lange

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
15600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA