Wes Flowers vs. Willard Nixon — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willard Nixon
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willard Nixon 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. Willard Nixon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.39 and WHIP 1.470 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Willard Nixon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Willard Nixon

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.94
48.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.67
78.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
4.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3702
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1234
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1277
9.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
3.87
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
4.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.929
0.929
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.21
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5391
39.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
4.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.464
1.464
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4820
35.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.32
39.32

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Willard Nixon

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
2.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2362
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.48
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.65
97.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Willard Nixon

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
278.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
515
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
534.76
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
129.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
106.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
23.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.98
46.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
158.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
178.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
48.93
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
47.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
94.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45.09
52.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
48.93
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
97
113.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.31
5.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
15.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.17
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
13
15.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA