Wes Flowers vs. Mike Mussina — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Mussina
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Mike Mussina 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. Mike Mussina posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Mike Mussina had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Mike Mussina

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
1.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.68
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.83
63.83
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1458
3.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10688
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3562.2
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3460
8.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
0.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.98
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2813
7.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.18
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14593
36.86
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1559
3.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
0.74
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13576
34.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.86
36.86

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Mike Mussina

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
1.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10688
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3562.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
1.26
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
1.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
1.84
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.98
97.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Mike Mussina

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
5966.67
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
577.78
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
88.89
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.82
20.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
111.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
111.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1.41
15.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
9
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA