Wes Flowers vs. Ken McBride — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken McBride
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken McBride 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. Ken McBride posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.347 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Ken McBride had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Ken McBride

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.45
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.56
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.79
80.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
3.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2423
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807.2
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
7.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
5.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.072
1.072
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.28
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3467
38.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
4.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3055
34.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Ken McBride

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2423
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.06
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
2.93
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.742
1.742
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.79
80.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Ken McBride

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
328.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
542.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
78.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
22.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
26.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.06
20.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
110.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
102.74
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
41.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
63.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.28
8.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
22.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
102
209.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
26.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA