Wes Flowers vs. Howie Pollet — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howie Pollet
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Howie Pollet 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. Howie Pollet posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.51 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Howie Pollet had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Howie Pollet

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
1.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.56
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.04
53.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.98
68.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
3.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6322
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2107.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2096
8.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
3.18
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
934
3.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.797
0.797
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8980
38.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
957
4.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8212
35.07
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Howie Pollet

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
15.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.17
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
14.91
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
18.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
18
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Howie Pollet

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
407
309.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
698
530.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
97.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
83.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.43
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35.23
26.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
113.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
139.75
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
41.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
36.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
77.47
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35.8
27.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
41.77
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
159
120.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.97
4.97
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
28.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
14
10.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA