Ben Flowers vs. Daniel Norris — Career Comparison

Ben Flowers
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Daniel Norris
MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Daniel Norris 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 4.73 and 1.403 for Daniel Norris. 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 Daniel Norris

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.06
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
3.32
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.33
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.34
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.59
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.67
36.67
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.11
17.11
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.49
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
4.73
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
27
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.1
9
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582.1
9
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
10.16
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
9.09
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.96
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.39
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.89
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
3.48
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
4.6
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
8.42
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.832
0.832
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.29
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
39.3
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2530
39.1
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.66
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.59
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.97
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
5.15
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.65
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
36.3
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2257
34.88
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
39.1

Fielding Stats for Ben Flowers and Daniel Norris

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.95
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
3.32
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.33
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582.1
9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.84
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.45
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.45
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.82
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.71
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.34
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.29
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.25
94.25
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Flowers and Daniel Norris

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
76
1200
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
8100
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
14
525
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
9.64
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
61.76
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.13
-17.85
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
49.18
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
15
236.84
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Daniel Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Daniel Norris
Career
Per 600 PA