Wes Flowers vs. James Pope — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
James Pope
UnknownLouisville White SoxNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

James Pope 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. James Pope posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.405 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, James Pope had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and James Pope

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
9.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.58
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.524
0.524
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
39.86
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
36
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.86
39.86

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and James Pope

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.18
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and James Pope

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
10
272.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
572.73
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
7.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-11.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
James Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
James Pope
Career
Per 600 PA