Wes Flowers vs. Steve Luebber — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Luebber
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Luebber 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. Steve Luebber posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.62 and WHIP 1.585 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Steve Luebber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Steve Luebber

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.44
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
9.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.62
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
39.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.83
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
4.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
34.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Steve Luebber

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.44
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.88
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.76
87.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Steve Luebber

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
1914.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-35.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
7
200
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Luebber
Career
Per 600 PA