Nick Blackburn vs. Ben Flowers — Career Comparison

Nick Blackburn
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ben Flowers
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Blackburn built a career as a starting pitcher and Ben Flowers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ben Flowers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.49 and WHIP 1.461 compared to 4.85 and 1.485 for Nick Blackburn. By the career numbers, Ben Flowers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nick Blackburn and Ben Flowers

Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.06
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.47
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.11
17.11
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
4.85
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.49
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
27
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.1
9
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
11.03
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
10.16
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.29
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.96
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.22
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
2.89
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
4.27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
4.6
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.832
0.832
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3577
39.32
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
39.3
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.66
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
5.39
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.97
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.23
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.99
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3312
36.41
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
679
36.3
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Nick Blackburn and Ben Flowers

Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.95
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.77
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.84
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.25
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.45
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
2.08
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.71
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
2.02
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.29
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.35
97.35
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.15
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Blackburn and Ben Flowers

Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
7250
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
76
1200
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
568.42
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.7
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
9.64
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-27.74
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.13
-17.85
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
15
236.84
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA