Wes Flowers vs. Lou Polchow — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Wes Flowers and Lou Polchow are fairly close on the surface numbers. Lou Polchow posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.625 vs 1.878) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 1.17). Wes Flowers had the advantage in ERA (5.4 vs 5.63). By the career numbers, Lou Polchow had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.