Wes Flowers vs. Matt Murray — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Murray
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt 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 9.64 and 2.071 for Matt 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 Matt Murray

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.29
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9.64
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.19
7.19
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.07
8.07
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
11.5
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
13.5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.5
11.5
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.17
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.58
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
44.37
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
45
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.34
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.878
1.878
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.071
2.071
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
38.03
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
38.57
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.37
44.37
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Matt Murray

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Matt Murray

Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
840
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.48
88.74
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
113.33
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA