Wes Flowers vs. Al Mattern — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Mattern
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Mattern 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. Al Mattern posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.37 and WHIP 1.394 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Al Mattern had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Al Mattern

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.38
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.62
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.12
68.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2533
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
844.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
9.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.36
9.36
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
3.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.655
0.655
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3493
37.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.41
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3184
33.94
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.23
37.23

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Al Mattern

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1953
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
3.61
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
4.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
4.16
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.25
95.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.181
2.181
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Al Mattern

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
270.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
533.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
88.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
80.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.99
19.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
98.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
107.84
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
33.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
64.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.5
16.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
65
127.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.71
4.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
47.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100