Wes Flowers vs. Bob O'Brien — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob O'Brien
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob O'Brien 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. Bob O'Brien posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Bob O'Brien had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Bob O'Brien

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.79
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
37.93
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
34.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Bob O'Brien

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.86
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Bob O'Brien

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
14
763.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
5.41
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.15
-8.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA