Wes Flowers vs. Roy Oswalt — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Oswalt
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Roy Oswalt 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. Roy Oswalt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Roy Oswalt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Roy Oswalt

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.65
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.51
61.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6736
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
8.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
2.08
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1852
7.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.32
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9301
37.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
897
3.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8539
34.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Roy Oswalt

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
1.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6742
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2247.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.24
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.92
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Roy Oswalt

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
278.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
495.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
76.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
70.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.7
15.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
83.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
100.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
22.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
27.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
48.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.77
11.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
181
136.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
4.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
79.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA