Wes Flowers vs. Cliff Melton — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cliff Melton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cliff Melton 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. Cliff Melton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.291 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Cliff Melton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Cliff Melton

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.81
51.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.81
65.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4361
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453.2
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1446
8.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
4.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6159
38.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
4.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5706
35.33
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.13
38.13

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Cliff Melton

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.625
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Cliff Melton

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
302.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
521.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
85.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
78.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.8
16.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
94.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
107.78
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
31.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
35.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
66.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.46
12.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
22.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
108
120
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
56.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
11.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA