Wes Flowers vs. Matt Manning — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Manning 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. Matt Manning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.43 and WHIP 1.287 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Matt Manning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Matt Manning

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
8.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
6.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
38.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
34.55
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Matt Manning

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.92
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Matt Manning

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA