Walt Doan vs. Wes Flowers — Career Comparison

Walt Doan
Lost GenerationIdahoThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walt Doan 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. Wes Flowers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 1.878 compared to 5.56 and 2.206 for Walt Doan. By the career numbers, Wes Flowers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walt Doan and Wes Flowers

Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.78
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.43
21.43
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.19
7.19
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.2
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
16.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
11.5
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.28
16.28
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.5
11.5
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.794
0.794
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
43.68
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
11.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.34
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.206
2.206
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.878
1.878
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
39.71
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
38.03
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.68
43.68
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37

Fielding Stats for Walt Doan and Wes Flowers

Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.08
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.92
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Doan and Wes Flowers

Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
533.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
42.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
166.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
41.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA