Wes Flowers vs. Charley Wilson — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Wilson
Lost GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Wilson 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. Charley Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Charley Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Charley Wilson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.42
42.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.3
10.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
38.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
5.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
35.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Charley Wilson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.75
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.093
2.093
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Charley Wilson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
258.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
570.59
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.83
10.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
94.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
41.18
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-0.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA