Wes Flowers vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Ricks 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. Bill Ricks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Bill Ricks

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Bill Ricks

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1056
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Bill Ricks

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
569.81
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
162.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
135.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.65
59.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
203.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
177.36
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.75
70.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA