Wes Flowers vs. Mike Paxton — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Paxton
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Paxton 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 Paxton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.71 and WHIP 1.482 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Mike Paxton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Mike Paxton

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.58
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
10.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.34
10.34
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.82
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
4.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047
39.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
5.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1857
35.84
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Mike Paxton

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1399
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.06
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.81
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Mike Paxton

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA