Wes Flowers vs. Bill Zepp — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Zepp
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Zepp 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. Bill Zepp posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.495 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Bill Zepp had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Bill Zepp

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.48
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
9.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
3.45
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
39.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.452
1.452
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726
34.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.49
39.49

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Bill Zepp

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.556
0.556
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Bill Zepp

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
726.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
565.38
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-8.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
33
380.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.58
1.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA