Hal Dues vs. Ben Flowers — Career Comparison

Hal Dues
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ben Flowers
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hal Dues 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. Hal Dues posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 4.49 and 1.461 for Ben Flowers. By the career numbers, Hal Dues had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hal Dues and Ben Flowers

Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
2.48
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.06
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.14
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.95
45.95
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.11
17.11
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.08
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
4.49
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
27
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
505
27
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
134.1
9
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168.1
9
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
8.58
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
10.16
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.96
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
3.68
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.89
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
3.15
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
4.6
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
0.759
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.832
0.832
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
572
38.32
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
39.3
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.66
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.48
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
4.97
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
33.7
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
36.3
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Hal Dues and Ben Flowers

Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
2.48
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.95
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.14
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134.1
9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.84
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.67
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.45
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.28
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.71
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.14
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.29
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.865
0.865
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.95
45.95
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Dues
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hal Dues and Ben Flowers

Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
37
555
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
1200
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
585
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
36
568.42
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
12.41
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
9.64
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
6
90
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.23
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.13
-17.85
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
22
330
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
236.84
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Dues
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Dues
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA