Wes Flowers vs. Matt Maloney — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Maloney
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Maloney 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. Wes Flowers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 1.878 compared to 5.74 and 1.495 for Matt Maloney. By the career numbers, Wes Flowers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Matt Maloney

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.89
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.48
35.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
5.74
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
11.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.47
11.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.17
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.98
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.78
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
39.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.93
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
36.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.96
39.96

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Matt Maloney

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.26
32.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Matt Maloney

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
800
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
475
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
24.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
125
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
1.3
32.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
150
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA