Wes Flowers vs. Bill McGee — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill McGee
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill McGee 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. Bill McGee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.426 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Bill McGee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Bill McGee

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
2.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.87
52.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.78
51.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
3.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2559
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
9.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
3.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
3.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.815
0.815
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3700
39.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
4.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3339
35.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Bill McGee

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.904
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Bill McGee

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
397.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
547.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.428
0.428
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
92.93
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
80.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.2
16.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
105.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
105.05
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
26.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
40.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
66.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
56
113.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
5.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
40.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA