Wes Flowers vs. Ray Prim — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Prim
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ray Prim 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. Ray Prim posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.285 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Ray Prim had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Ray Prim

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.56
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.16
51.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.31
29.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1053
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
9.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
4.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.664
0.664
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
38.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
4.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.285
1.285
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1420
36.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.28
38.28

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Ray Prim

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.819
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Ray Prim

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
605.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
517.24
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
93.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
93.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.4
22.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
93.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
134.48
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
62.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.25
27.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
17
87.93
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
6.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA