Ben Bowden vs. Jack Flater — Career Comparison

MillenialMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Flater built a career as a starting pitcher and Ben Bowden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Flater posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.06 and WHIP 1.195 compared to 6.02 and 1.748 for Ben Bowden. By the career numbers, Jack Flater had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ben Bowden and Jack Flater

Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.71
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.14
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
6.02
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.06
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
10.29
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
8.01
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.55
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
5.05
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.75
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
9.52
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.83
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.619
1.619
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.509
0.509
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
43.51
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
35.01
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.53
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
6.99
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.43
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.99
6.99
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.705
1.705
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
37.49
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
31.81
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.51
43.51
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.01
35.01

Fielding Stats for Ben Bowden and Jack Flater

Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.71
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.15
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.38
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.46
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.77
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.29
89.29
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.02
0.02
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Bowden and Jack Flater

Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
20.35
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
12.15
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA