Wes Flowers vs. Alex Main — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Main
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Alex Main 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. Alex Main posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Alex Main had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Alex Main

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.84
48.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.67
58.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1210
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
7.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1626
36.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
32.65
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.28
36.28

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Alex Main

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Alex Main

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
334.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
552.17
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
86.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.25
22.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
108.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
117.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
47.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.57
15.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
36
156.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50