Wes Flowers vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray 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 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. 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 Joe Murray

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
10.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
10.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.58
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
42.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.833
1.833
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
36.6
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Joe Murray

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Joe Murray

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA