Wes Flowers vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup 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. Roy Witherup posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Roy Witherup

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Roy Witherup

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Roy Witherup

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA