Wes Flowers vs. Rich Nye — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Nye
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Nye 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. Rich Nye posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.71 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Rich Nye had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Rich Nye

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
2.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.49
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.58
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.61
45.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.75
55.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
3.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1433
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477.2
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
8.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.64
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
5.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.852
0.852
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
37.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1868
35.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Rich Nye

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.41
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.83
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.858
0.858
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.75
55.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Rich Nye

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
417.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
564.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
107.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
92.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.34
22.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
121.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
121.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
28.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
50
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.32
19.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
58
207.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0