Wes Flowers vs. Alto Lane — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alto Lane
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Alto Lane 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. Alto Lane posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.29 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Alto Lane had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Alto Lane

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
9.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
5.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.979
0.979
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
39.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
34.45
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Alto Lane

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Alto Lane

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
252.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
568.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
142.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.81
60.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
205.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
173.68
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.651
0.651
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
110.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.9
61.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA