Wes Flowers vs. Randy Lerch — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Randy Lerch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Randy Lerch 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. Randy Lerch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.537 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Randy Lerch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Randy Lerch

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
2.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.49
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.39
48.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.82
64.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3298
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1099.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
10.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.09
10.09
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.54
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
4.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.854
0.854
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4829
39.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
5.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.51
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4264
34.91
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Randy Lerch

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
2.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3298
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.55
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.06
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.82
64.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Randy Lerch

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
524
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
534
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
110
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.55
41.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
162
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
148
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.68
39.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
44
88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
6.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0