Larry Andersen vs. Ben Flowers — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ben Flowers
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Larry Andersen posted a stronger line than Ben Flowers. Larry Andersen posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.15 vs 4.49) and WHIP (1.313 vs 1.461). By the career numbers, Larry Andersen had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Ben Flowers

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.06
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.7
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.36
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.11
17.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.49
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.1
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
10.16
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.96
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
2.89
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
4.6
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.832
0.832
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
39.3
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.66
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
4.97
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.64
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
36.3
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Ben Flowers

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
6.32
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.95
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.37
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.45
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
2.47
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.71
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
2.24
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.29
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.11
91.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Ben Flowers

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
76
1200
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
506.67
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.37
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
9.64
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
7.97
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.13
-17.85
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
200
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
15
236.84
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA