Wes Flowers vs. George Pipgras — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Pipgras
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

George Pipgras 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. George Pipgras posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.429 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, George Pipgras had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and George Pipgras

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
1.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.62
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.29
58.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.48
68.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
4.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4465
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1488.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
9.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
3.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
4.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.22
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6587
39.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
801
4.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5956
36.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and George Pipgras

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.054
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and George Pipgras

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
276
279.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
593
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
539
545.36
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.445
0.445
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
89.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
73.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.33
23.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
110.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
116.36
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
37.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
77.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.82
19.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
129
130.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0