Wes Flowers vs. Buddy Lively — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buddy Lively
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buddy Lively 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. Buddy Lively posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.16 and WHIP 1.434 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Buddy Lively had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Buddy Lively

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
2.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.18
34.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
3.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075
38.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.434
1.434
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
947
34.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Buddy Lively

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.34
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Buddy Lively

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
686.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
521.74
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
43.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.85
33.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
139.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
34.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.29
28.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.67
7.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA