Ben Flowers vs. Chris Nabholz — Career Comparison

Ben Flowers
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Nabholz
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Nabholz 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. Chris Nabholz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.365 compared to 4.49 and 1.461 for Ben Flowers. By the career numbers, Chris Nabholz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ben Flowers and Chris Nabholz

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.06
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
2.07
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.47
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.54
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.39
51.39
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.11
17.11
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.92
70.92
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.49
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
3.94
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
27
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1835
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.1
9
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
611.2
9
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
10.16
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
7.97
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.96
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.6
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.89
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
4.09
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.22
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
4.6
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
5.96
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.832
0.832
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.35
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
39.3
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2588
38.08
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.66
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
4.97
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.25
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.79
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
36.3
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2254
33.17
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Ben Flowers and Chris Nabholz

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.95
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
2.07
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.47
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1835
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
611.2
9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.84
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.45
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
1.62
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.71
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
2.18
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.29
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
2.12
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.92
70.92
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Flowers and Chris Nabholz

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
1200
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
425.13
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
536.68
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
57.29
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
9.64
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.35
7.1
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
66.33
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
75.38
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
30.15
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.13
-17.85
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.22
-12.73
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.09
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
236.84
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
132.66
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.52
4.52
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.23
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA