Wes Flowers vs. Christy Mathewson — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Christy Mathewson 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. Christy Mathewson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.13 and WHIP 1.058 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Christy Mathewson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Christy Mathewson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.79
86.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
7.93
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
4.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.22
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18036
33.9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Christy Mathewson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10032
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Christy Mathewson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1687
535.84
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
114.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
93.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135.75
43.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
457
145.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
157.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
47.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149.28
47.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
36.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
218
69.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24