Wes Flowers vs. Phil Niekro — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Phil Niekro 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. Phil Niekro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.35 and WHIP 1.284 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Phil Niekro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Phil Niekro

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
1.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
0.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
0.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.72
53.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.87
82.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2012
3.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5044
8.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
0.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1809
3.01
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3342
5.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.953
0.953
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.38
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22677
37.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2337
3.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.28
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20491
34.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Phil Niekro

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
1.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16213
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5404.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
1.46
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1301
2.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
2.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.87
82.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Phil Niekro

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
866
304.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1707
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1537
540.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
91.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
73.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
14.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
17.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.59
19.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
114.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
101.58
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
28.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
38.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
63.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.77
12.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
314
110.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.44
5.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
45.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
35
12.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0