Wes Flowers vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish 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. Cal McLish posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.418 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Cal McLish

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Cal McLish

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Cal McLish

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100