Ben Flowers vs. Joe Nathan — Career Comparison

Ben Flowers
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Nathan
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Joe Nathan posted a stronger line than Ben Flowers. Joe Nathan posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.87 vs 4.49) and WHIP (1.153 vs 1.461). By the career numbers, Joe Nathan had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ben Flowers and Joe Nathan

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.06
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.7
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.62
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.33
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.31
65.31
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.11
17.11
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
3.67
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.49
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
2.87
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.1
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
10.16
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
6.73
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.96
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.82
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.89
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
3.35
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
4.6
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.51
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.832
0.832
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.46
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.22
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
39.3
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
36.76
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.66
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
5.72
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
4.97
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
3.09
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.23
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
36.3
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3355
32.7
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Ben Flowers and Joe Nathan

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.95
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
7.67
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.84
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.49
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.45
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.8
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.71
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.35
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.29
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.29
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Flowers and Joe Nathan

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
76
1200
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
787
6132.47
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
490.91
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
23.38
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
9.64
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
34.6
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.13
-17.85
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
25.12
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
236.84
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA