Wes Flowers vs. Felipe Lira — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Felipe Lira
Gen XVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Felipe Lira 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. Felipe Lira posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.32 and WHIP 1.550 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Felipe Lira had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Felipe Lira

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
2.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.72
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.11
36.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.47
48.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
5.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1732
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
577.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
10.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.23
10.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.17
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.46
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.987
0.987
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.34
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.44
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2592
40.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.34
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
5.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.521
1.521
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2293
35.75
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.41
40.41

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Felipe Lira

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
2.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1732
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.37
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.54
98.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.828
0.828
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.47
48.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Felipe Lira

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
4685.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0.762
0.762
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.58
73.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
240
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
285.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.23
63.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
13
371.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
1.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA