Wes Flowers vs. Jim McGinley — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim McGinley
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim McGinley 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. Jim McGinley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.367 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Jim McGinley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Jim McGinley

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
9.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.58
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.8
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
0.467
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
39.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
36
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Jim McGinley

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Jim McGinley

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
7.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGinley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGinley
Career
Per 600 PA