Wes Flowers vs. Jimmy Nelson — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jimmy 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. Jimmy Nelson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.365 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Jimmy Nelson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Jimmy Nelson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
4.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.44
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.72
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2856
38.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517
34.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Jimmy Nelson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.96
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.07
91.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.694
0.694
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Jimmy Nelson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
424.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
550.96
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
54.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
49.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
60.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
37.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA