Wes Flowers vs. Sidney Ponson — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sidney Ponson
Gen XArubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sidney Ponson 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. Sidney Ponson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.03 and WHIP 1.495 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Sidney Ponson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Sidney Ponson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.61
44.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.29
93.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
5.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2004
10.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.25
10.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
3.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
5.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.932
0.932
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7676
39.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
5.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6936
35.46
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Sidney Ponson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5281
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1760.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
1.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.86
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.29
93.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Sidney Ponson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
2235
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
487.5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.9
14.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
90
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
90
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
3.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
165
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
3.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
90
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0