Wes Flowers vs. Chris Nabholz — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Nabholz
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Nabholz 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. Chris Nabholz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.365 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Chris Nabholz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Chris Nabholz

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
2.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.54
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.39
51.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.92
70.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
3.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1835
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
611.2
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
7.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
4.09
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
5.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.35
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2588
38.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2254
33.17
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Chris Nabholz

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1835
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.62
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.92
70.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Chris Nabholz

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
425.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
536.68
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
57.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
48.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.35
7.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
66.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
75.38
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
30.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
42.21
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.22
-12.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
44
132.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.52
4.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA