Wes Flowers vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Fernando Valenzuela 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. Fernando Valenzuela posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Fernando Valenzuela

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Fernando Valenzuela

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8798
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2932.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Fernando Valenzuela

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0