Wes Flowers vs. Ryan Vogelsong — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ryan Vogelsong
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ryan Vogelsong 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. Ryan Vogelsong posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.48 and WHIP 1.437 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Ryan Vogelsong had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Ryan Vogelsong

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
2.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.46
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.85
44.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.94
61.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
4.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3570
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1190
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
9.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
3.56
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
900
6.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.81
6.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5204
39.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.38
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
641
4.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4576
34.61
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Ryan Vogelsong

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3570
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1190
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.54
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.68
96.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.706
0.706
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.94
61.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Ryan Vogelsong

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
468.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
374
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
498.93
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
68.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
52.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
16.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.01
17.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
88.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
102.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
38.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
56.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.82
9.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
25.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
133
213.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.81
2.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
65.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.6
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA