Wes Flowers vs. Russ Van Atta — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Van Atta
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Russ Van Atta 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. Wes Flowers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 1.878 compared to 5.6 and 1.693 for Russ Van Atta. By the career numbers, Wes Flowers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Russ Van Atta

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
2.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.52
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.71
36.71
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
5.6
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2137
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712.1
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
10.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.59
10.59
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
4.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.993
0.993
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3291
41.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.83
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
6.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.29
6.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.693
1.693
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2913
36.8
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.58
41.58

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Russ Van Atta

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.754
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Russ Van Atta

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
552.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
546.9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
124.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
95.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.85
42.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
167.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
138.05
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.552
0.552
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
63.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
103.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.22
45.73
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
34
90.27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
6.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100