Lou Brock vs. Dickie Flowers — Career Comparison

Lou Brock
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star
Dickie Flowers
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaTroy HaymakersUnknownShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Lou Brock and Dickie Flowers are closely matched on the surface stats. Lou Brock posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.350 vs .341) and home run production (149 career HR at a higher rate). Dickie Flowers had the advantage in batting average (.308 vs .293). By the career numbers, Lou Brock had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lou Brock and Dickie Flowers

Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2616
139.71
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
24
114.29
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11235
600
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
126
600
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10332
551.78
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
571.43
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Dickie Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.796
0.796
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3023
161.44
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
176.19
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2247
120
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
133.33
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
486
25.95
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.81
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
7.53
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.05
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
7.96
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
776
41.44
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
42.86
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1551.65
82.87
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.65
84.05
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4238
226.33
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
238.1
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3833
204.7
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
204.76
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Dickie Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Dickie Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Dickie Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1610
85.98
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
190.48
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
900
48.06
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
104.76
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2361
126.09
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
295.24
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1590.59
84.94
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.58
93.22
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.62
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
761
40.64
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
28.57
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
6.62
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
1730
92.39
Dickie Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
6.49
6.49
Dickie Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
63
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Dickie Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.51
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
2.46
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
114
6.09
Dickie Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
938
50.09
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
8
38.1
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
16.4
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.52
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1245
66.49
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
47.62
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
75.34
75.34
Dickie Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80

Fielding Stats for Lou Brock and Dickie Flowers

Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
1.05
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.06
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2449
1.03
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.01
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64478
27
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
27
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21492.2
9
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
9
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4394
1.84
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.27
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
0.06
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.55
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.08
Dickie Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.56
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4732
1.98
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
6.38
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4536
1.9
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
4.82
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.86
95.86
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.5
75.5
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.809
1.809
Dickie Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.01
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dickie Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0