Wes Flowers vs. Eric Milton — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Milton
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Eric Milton 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. Eric Milton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.347 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Eric Milton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Eric Milton

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.51
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.15
51.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.63
99.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
4.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4747
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1582.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1665
9.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.17
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
1.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.58
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
6.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.999
0.999
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.16
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6826
38.82
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
935
5.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.339
1.339
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6250
35.55
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Eric Milton

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4747
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.82
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.09
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.705
0.705
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Eric Milton

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
693.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
516.81
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
90.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
70.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.47
28.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
123.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
118.49
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
85.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.07
25.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
90
226.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA