Wes Flowers vs. Joe Magrane — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Magrane
Baby BoomersIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Magrane 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. Joe Magrane posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Joe Magrane had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Joe Magrane

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.55
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.97
45.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.37
87.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
3.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3290
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1096.2
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
8.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
3.21
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
4.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.34
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4685
38.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4161
34.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Joe Magrane

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3290
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1096.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
2.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
2.08
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.4
94.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.37
87.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Joe Magrane

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
357.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280
510.64
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
71.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
47.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.26
22.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
109.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
94.83
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
34.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
51.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.77
10.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
99
180.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
65.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA