Wes Flowers vs. Kyle Lohse — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kyle Lohse
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kyle Lohse 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. Kyle Lohse posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Kyle Lohse had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Kyle Lohse

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.69
50.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.47
91.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1239
4.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7595
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2531.2
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2711
9.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
1.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
2.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1615
5.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10839
38.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1327
4.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.35
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9881
35.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Kyle Lohse

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7604
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2534.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
1.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
1.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.87
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.27
91.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Kyle Lohse

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
472
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
509
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.78
13.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
91
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.05
7.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
163
163
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.68
3.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Lohse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Lohse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0