Wes Flowers vs. Roy Patterson — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Patterson
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Patterson 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. Roy Patterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.172 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Roy Patterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Roy Patterson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.61
82.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4095
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1365
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1327
8.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
2.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.524
0.524
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5519
36.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
3.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5208
34.34
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.39
36.39

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Roy Patterson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4095
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1365
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
2.85
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
3.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
3.34
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.66
95.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.755
2.755
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.98
30.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Roy Patterson

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
205.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
553.07
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
86.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
75.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.4
19.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
99.44
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
108.38
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
49.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
80.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.26
13.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
86
96.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.24
6.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
24.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100