Wes Flowers vs. Joel Pineiro — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joel Pineiro
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joel Pineiro 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. Joel Pineiro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.366 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Joel Pineiro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Joel Pineiro

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.79
52.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
4.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5263
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1754.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1878
9.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
5.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.26
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7450
38.22
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.17
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
4.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6815
34.96
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Joel Pineiro

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5263
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
2.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.99
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.24
97.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.158
1.158
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Joel Pineiro

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
1037.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
503.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
51.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
33.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.19
12.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
69.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
84.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
39.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
30.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
69.35
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-2.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
33.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
97
292.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
2.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
63.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Pineiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100