Wes Flowers vs. Julius Osley — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Julius Osley
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Julius Osley 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. Julius Osley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.701 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Julius Osley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Julius Osley

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.29
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.21
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.075
1.075
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
42.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.702
1.702
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
35.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Julius Osley

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.01
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.556
0.556
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julius Osley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Julius Osley

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
771.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
44.63
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
61.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Julius Osley
Career
Per 600 PA