Wes Flowers vs. Columbus Vance — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Columbus Vance
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Columbus Vance 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. Columbus Vance posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.21 and WHIP 1.448 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Columbus Vance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Columbus Vance

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.72
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.05
86.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
5.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
9.93
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.93
9.93
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1183
40.79
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.34
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
6.62
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1035
35.69
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.79
40.79

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Columbus Vance

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.69
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.07
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.67
87.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.98
82.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Columbus Vance

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
261.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
579.49
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
153.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
117.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.64
59.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
210.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
169.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
102.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.33
68.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
117
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100