Wes Flowers vs. Bill Phyle — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Phyle
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Phyle 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. Bill Phyle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Bill Phyle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Bill Phyle

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.48
34.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.78
83.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
10.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.59
10.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.58
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
2.48
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213
39.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
6.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1112
36.35
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Bill Phyle

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.36
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.89
91.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.881
2.881
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Bill Phyle

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
190.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
568.75
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
81.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.95
27.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
121.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
128.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
53.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
78.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.07
25.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
30
93.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
6.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100