Wes Flowers vs. Ron Mathis — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Mathis
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ron Mathis 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 5.93 and 1.610 for Ron Mathis. 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 Ron Mathis

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.29
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.81
25.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.93
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
10.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.17
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.976
0.976
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
41.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.88
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.34
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
6.8
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.598
1.598
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
35.78
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.05
41.05

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Ron Mathis

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.32
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.09
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.613
0.613
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.81
25.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Ron Mathis

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
978.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
3.91
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-19.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA