Wes Flowers vs. Nick Pivetta — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Pivetta
MillenialCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Pivetta 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. Nick Pivetta posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.47 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Nick Pivetta had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Nick Pivetta

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.51
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.56
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.59
47.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
4.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3633
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1211
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
8.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.17
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.46
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.17
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
9.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.88
9.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5107
37.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
4.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4589
34.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Nick Pivetta

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3633
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.56
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.96
93.96
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.551
0.551
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Nick Pivetta

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
1254.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
545.9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
39.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
3.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
39.34
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.35
-26.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
62
304.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA