Wes Flowers vs. Steve Ontiveros — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Ontiveros
Baby BoomersNew MexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Steve Ontiveros 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. Steve Ontiveros posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Steve Ontiveros had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Steve Ontiveros

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
2.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.31
52.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.27
35.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.26
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
3.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1985
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661.2
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.82
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
5.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2773
37.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.88
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2512
34.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Steve Ontiveros

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1985
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.73
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.64
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.48
98.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.937
0.937
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.27
35.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Steve Ontiveros

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
9738.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
17.26
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-4.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA