Wes Flowers vs. Jim Nelson — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Nelson
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Nelson 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 Nelson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.592 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Jim Nelson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Jim Nelson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
7.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
5.59
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.79
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.136
1.136
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
39.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.505
1.505
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
32.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.41
39.41

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Jim Nelson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.96
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.563
0.563
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Jim Nelson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
619.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
503.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
135.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
135.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.55
49.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
135.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
193.55
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.36
64.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
135.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
4.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA