Wes Flowers vs. Brian Lawrence — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brian Lawrence
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brian Lawrence 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. Brian Lawrence posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.376 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Brian Lawrence had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Brian Lawrence

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
1.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.59
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.25
44.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
4.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2889
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
9.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
2.5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
5.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
38.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
4.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.36
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3742
34.97
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Brian Lawrence

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2889
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
2.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Brian Lawrence

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
312.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
531.9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
69.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
55.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.88
14.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
88.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
93.87
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
29.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
64.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
1.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.93
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
97
178.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
40.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.68
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA