Wes Flowers vs. Pat McLaughlin — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pat McLaughlin
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pat McLaughlin 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 6.88 and 1.755 for Pat McLaughlin. 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 Pat McLaughlin

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pat McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.76
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Pat McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
6.88
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Pat McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Pat McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Pat McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
11.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Pat McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.46
11.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Pat McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Pat McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Pat McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Pat McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Pat McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.58
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Pat McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Pat McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
42.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Pat McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.78
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.34
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
7.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Pat McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.755
1.755
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
37.7
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.03
42.03

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Pat McLaughlin

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pat McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Pat McLaughlin

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pat McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
709.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Pat McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
10.81
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA