Wes Flowers vs. Slim Vaughan — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Slim Vaughan
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark DodgersNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Slim Vaughan 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. Wes Flowers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 1.878 compared to 8.02 and 1.960 for Slim Vaughan. By the career numbers, Wes Flowers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Slim Vaughan

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.07
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
8.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.97
6.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.2
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
11.5
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
13.9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.5
11.5
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.9
13.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
44.37
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
44.38
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.34
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
8.55
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.07
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.878
1.878
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
38.03
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
39.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.394
0.394
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.37
44.37
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.38
44.38

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Slim Vaughan

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Slim Vaughan

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
337.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
10.34
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
6.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Slim Vaughan
Career
Per 600 PA