Wes Flowers vs. Dick Nold — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Nold
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Nold 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. Dick Nold posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.87 and WHIP 1.574 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Dick Nold had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Dick Nold

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
8.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.131
1.131
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
40.72
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.574
1.574
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
34.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.72
40.72

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Dick Nold

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.429
0.429
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Dick Nold

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
840
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
1050
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA