Wes Flowers vs. Bugs Bennett — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bugs Bennett
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bugs Bennett 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. Wes Flowers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 1.878 compared to 6.68 and 2.109 for Bugs Bennett. By the career numbers, Wes Flowers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Bugs Bennett

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.34
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.34
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
6.68
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.19
7.19
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
11.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.23
11.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
7.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.58
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.34
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
44.37
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
44.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.8
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.34
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
8.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.878
1.878
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.109
2.109
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
36.62
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.37
44.37
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.91
44.91

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Bugs Bennett

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Bugs Bennett

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
1.74
95.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA