Wes Flowers vs. Carl Lundgren — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Lundgren
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Lundgren 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. Carl Lundgren posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.42 and WHIP 1.214 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Carl Lundgren had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Carl Lundgren

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
1.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.62
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.33
62.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.24
83.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
2.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3966
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1322
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1129
7.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
3.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
3.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.18
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.24
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5320
36.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
3.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.214
1.214
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4809
32.74
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.22
36.22

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Carl Lundgren

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4032
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1344
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.18
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
2.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.192
2.192
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Carl Lundgren

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
209.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
460
526.72
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
82.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
69.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
12.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.07
24.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
98.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
124.81
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
36.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
66.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.56
21.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
41.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
133
152.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.94
3.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
30.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100