Wes Flowers vs. Fred Link — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Link
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Link 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. Fred Link posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Fred Link had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Fred Link

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.44
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144.2
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
9.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
37.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
33.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Fred Link

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.61
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.86
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Fred Link

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
283.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
543.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
90.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
90.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.71
19.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
90.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
113.21
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
17.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
12
135.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.42
4.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100