Wes Flowers vs. Jack Matchett — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Matchett
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Matchett 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. Jack Matchett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Jack Matchett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Jack Matchett

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.55
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.9
62.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
987
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
9.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1434
39.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1294
35.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Jack Matchett

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1293
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.94
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
2.65
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.38
93.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.671
1.671
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.47
64.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Jack Matchett

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
282.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
562.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
145.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
122.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.84
51.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
174.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
174.76
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
52.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
72.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
125.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.21
61.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.67
68.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA