Ben Flowers vs. Max Fried — Career Comparison

Ben Flowers
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Max Fried
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Max Fried 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. Max Fried posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.03 and WHIP 1.158 compared to 4.49 and 1.461 for Ben Flowers. By the career numbers, Max Fried had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ben Flowers and Max Fried

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.06
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.67
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.53
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.77
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.34
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.17
69.17
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.11
17.11
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.49
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.03
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
27
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3239
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.1
9
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1079.2
9
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
10.16
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
7.89
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.96
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.75
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
2.89
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
2.48
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
4.6
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1052
8.77
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.832
0.832
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.39
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.38
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
39.3
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4415
36.8
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.66
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
4.97
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
3.38
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.18
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.8
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
36.3
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4041
33.69
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Ben Flowers and Max Fried

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.95
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.67
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.53
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3239
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1079.2
9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.84
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.48
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.45
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.58
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.71
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
2.17
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.29
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
2.06
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Flowers and Max Fried

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
1200
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
853.69
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
600
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
507.38
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
108.72
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
80.54
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
28.19
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
28.19
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
9.64
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.79
39.44
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
136.91
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
148.99
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
80.54
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.24
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
116.78
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.13
-17.85
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.54
42.42
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
40.27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
236.84
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
161.07
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
3.73
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
52.35
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA