Wes Flowers vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays 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. Carl Mays posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.207 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Carl Mays

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.58
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Carl Mays

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Carl Mays

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
145.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
116.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121.02
60.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
190.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
180.65
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
56.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139.67
69.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50