Wes Flowers vs. Hideo Nomo — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hideo Nomo
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Hideo Nomo 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. Hideo Nomo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.370 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Hideo Nomo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Hideo Nomo

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.56
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.02
53.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
4.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5929
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1976.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1768
8.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
4.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1918
8.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
38.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
993
4.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7372
33.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Hideo Nomo

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5929
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1976.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.82
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.34
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.78
95.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Hideo Nomo

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
324
358.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
543
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
485
535.91
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
71.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
50.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
20.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.31
18.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
102.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
86.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
24.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
48.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.09
3.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
222
245.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
48.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA