Wes Flowers vs. Charley Lightner — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Lightner
Lost GenerationArkansasNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Lightner 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. Wes Flowers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 1.878 compared to 8.03 and 2.595 for Charley Lightner. By the career numbers, Wes Flowers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Charley Lightner

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.19
7.19
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
10.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.95
10.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
12.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.41
12.41
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.58
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.622
1.622
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
44.37
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
48.89
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.34
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.22
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.878
1.878
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.595
2.595
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
34.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.37
44.37
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.89
48.89

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Charley Lightner

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Charley Lightner

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.48
88.74
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
123.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
240
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
113.33
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
151.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA