Wes Flowers vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Palmer 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. Matt Palmer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.56 and WHIP 1.505 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Matt Palmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Matt Palmer

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
8.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.56
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808
39.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Matt Palmer

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.92
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.55
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Matt Palmer

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
28.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
35.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
250
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA