Wes Flowers vs. Carl Pavano — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Pavano
Gen XConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Carl Pavano 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. Carl Pavano posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.39 and WHIP 1.362 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Carl Pavano had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Carl Pavano

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.54
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.23
50.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.04
94.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
4.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5366
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1788.2
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1971
9.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
2.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1091
5.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.848
0.848
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7643
38.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
4.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.29
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7018
35.31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Carl Pavano

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5366
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1788.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.56
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.21
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.81
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
1.78
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.169
1.169
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.04
94.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Carl Pavano

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
514.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
530.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
54.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.38
17.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
105.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
83.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
23.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
23.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
44.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.34
5.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
123
209.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
61.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA