Matt Beech vs. Wes Flowers — Career Comparison

Matt Beech
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Beech 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. Matt Beech posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.37 and WHIP 1.573 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Matt Beech had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Beech and Wes Flowers

Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.37
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
9.82
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.82
9.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.59
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.17
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.34
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
8.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.37
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1315
40.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
5.83
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.536
1.536
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
34.93
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37

Fielding Stats for Matt Beech and Wes Flowers

Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Beech and Wes Flowers

Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
338.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
491.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
70.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
63.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
9.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
76.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
70.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
25.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
51.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-0.62
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
28
178.72
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
108.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.38
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA