Wes Flowers vs. Billy O'Dell — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Billy O'Dell
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Billy O'Dell 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. Billy O'Dell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.29 and WHIP 1.276 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Billy O'Dell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Billy O'Dell

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
2.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.22
51.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.24
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
3.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5451
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1697
8.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
2.75
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
5.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.21
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7643
37.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.68
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7045
34.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Billy O'Dell

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
2.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5451
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1817
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
1.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.68
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.32
96.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.46
41.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Billy O'Dell

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
527.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
603
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
525.37
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
65.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
57.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.04
14.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
77.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
103.48
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
42.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
59.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.68
3.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
37.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
171
170.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
35.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50