Mal Eason vs. Wes Flowers — Career Comparison

Mal Eason
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mal Eason 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. Mal Eason posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Mal Eason had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mal Eason and Wes Flowers

Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
1.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.69
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.03
33.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.2
91.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
3.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2854
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
9.72
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.75
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.594
0.594
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4011
37.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
4.87
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3678
34.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37

Fielding Stats for Mal Eason and Wes Flowers

Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2976
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
3.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
2.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.95
93.95
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.527
2.527
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mal Eason and Wes Flowers

Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
206.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
565.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
68.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
63.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.87
10.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
73.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
85.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
26.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
23.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
50.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.45
-3.89
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
81
128.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA