Wes Flowers vs. Joe Mays — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Mays
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe 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. Joe Mays posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.05 and WHIP 1.473 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Joe Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Joe Mays

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.63
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.68
40.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.73
75.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
5.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
10.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
10.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.17
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
2.97
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4360
39.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
5.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3954
35.69
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Joe Mays

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2991
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
997
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.17
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.73
75.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Joe Mays

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
3987.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
464.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
116.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.93
56.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
154.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
174.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.15
60.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
9
174.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
3.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA