Wes Flowers vs. Rube Vickers — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Vickers
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Vickers 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. Rube Vickers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.190 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Rube Vickers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Rube Vickers

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.9
44.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.14
51.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.93
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1374
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
8.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.01
0.01
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
4.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1839
36.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
33.48
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Rube Vickers

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1392
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.93
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.73
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.38
93.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.56
45.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Rube Vickers

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
301.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
546.37
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
87.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
73.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.49
21.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
100.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
120.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
13.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
43.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
56.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.3
17.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
33.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
34
113.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
5.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA