Wes Flowers vs. Sam Leever — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam Leever
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Leever 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. Sam Leever posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.47 and WHIP 1.141 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Sam Leever had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Sam Leever

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.66
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.99
65.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.06
77.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
0.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
2.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7982
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2660.2
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2449
8.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
2.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.16
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
36.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
3.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9987
33.78
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.07
36.07

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Sam Leever

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7998
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2666
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2.22
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
2.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
2.51
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.62
95.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.05
38.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Sam Leever

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
217.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1074
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
993
554.75
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
102.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
83.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
18.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.71
31.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
130.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
133.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
50.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
43.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
92.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57.05
31.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
27.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
138
77.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
7.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
13.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100