Wes Flowers vs. Marvin Freeman — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marvin Freeman
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Marvin Freeman 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. Marvin Freeman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.64 and WHIP 1.487 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Marvin Freeman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Marvin Freeman

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.29
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
3.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.29
35.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
4.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1781
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
593.2
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
9.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
3.77
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
5.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.62
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.35
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2604
39.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.49
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
5.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.45
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.457
1.457
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2291
34.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Marvin Freeman

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
3.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1781
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.24
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.71
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.511
0.511
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.29
35.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Marvin Freeman

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
221
803.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
509.09
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
58.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
47.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.51
16.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
83.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
80
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
40
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
58.18
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-0.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
83
301.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.99
1.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA