Wes Flowers vs. Jonathon Niese — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jonathon Niese
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jonathon Niese 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. Jonathon Niese posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.397 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Jonathon Niese had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Jonathon Niese

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.36
50.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.36
93.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
4.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3568
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1189.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
9.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.78
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
914
6.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.077
1.077
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5154
39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
4.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4651
35.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Jonathon Niese

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3568
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1189.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.87
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.74
95.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.36
93.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Jonathon Niese

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
313.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
413
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
504.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
75.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
63.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.92
21.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
88.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
126.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
39.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
66.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.71
18.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
50.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
164
238.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
45.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA