Ben Flowers vs. Gary Fortune — Career Comparison

Ben Flowers
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gary Fortune
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gary Fortune 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 6.61 and 1.738 for Gary Fortune. By the career numbers, Ben Flowers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ben Flowers and Gary Fortune

Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.06
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.32
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.7
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.11
17.11
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.49
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
6.61
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
505
27
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
27
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168.1
9
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.2
9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
10.16
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.31
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.96
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.89
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.33
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
4.6
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.67
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.832
0.832
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
39.3
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
41.83
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.66
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.97
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
7.42
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.42
7.42
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.738
1.738
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
679
36.3
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
36.39
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.3
39.3
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.83
41.83

Fielding Stats for Ben Flowers and Gary Fortune

Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.95
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
27
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
9
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.84
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.45
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.71
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.29
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.11
91.11
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.95
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Flowers and Gary Fortune

Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
1200
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
20
461.54
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
24
553.85
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
9.64
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
28.92
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.13
-17.85
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
23.79
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
236.84
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
253.85
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA