Wes Flowers vs. Mike O'Neill — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike O'Neill
Pre-GenerationalIrelandThrows LeftBats RightEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike O'Neill 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. Mike O'Neill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.73 and WHIP 1.308 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Mike O'Neill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Mike O'Neill

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.41
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.59
90.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2083
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
694.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
9.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.58
9.58
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
2.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2939
38.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2744
35.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Mike O'Neill

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
922
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.85
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
2.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.7
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.42
91.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.451
2.451
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.97
30.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Mike O'Neill

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
198.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
415
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
549.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
140.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
104.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
20.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.54
62.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
195.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
180.72
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.662
0.662
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
72.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
59.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
128.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.98
69.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
28.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
63
91.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.59
6.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100