Wes Flowers vs. Rick Matula — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Matula
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Matula 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. Rick Matula posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.521 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Rick Matula had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Rick Matula

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.58
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
10.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.718
0.718
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1545
39.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
4.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
35.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Rick Matula

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.32
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Rick Matula

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
316.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
532.8
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
4.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
67.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.48
-16.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
48
230.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA