Ben Flowers vs. Ivan Nova — Career Comparison

Ben Flowers
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ivan Nova
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ivan Nova 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. Ivan Nova posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.38 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 4.49 and 1.461 for Ben Flowers. By the career numbers, Ivan Nova had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ben Flowers and Ivan Nova

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.06
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.6
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.52
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.6
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.51
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.89
53.89
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.11
17.11
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.49
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
4.38
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
27
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4043
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.1
9
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1347.2
9
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
10.16
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
9.77
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.96
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.24
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
2.89
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.46
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
4.6
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
6.43
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.832
0.832
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.43
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.46
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
39.3
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5778
38.59
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.66
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
4.97
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
4.69
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.23
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
36.3
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5277
35.24
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.59
38.59

Fielding Stats for Ben Flowers and Ivan Nova

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.95
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.6
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.52
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4043
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1347.2
9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.84
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.6
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.45
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
0.95
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.71
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
1.64
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.29
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.55
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.69
94.69
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Flowers and Ivan Nova

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
1200
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
867.47
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
9.64
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.63
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.23
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.23
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.13
-17.85
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.69
-42.24
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
236.84
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
96
346.99
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
1.73
1.73
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
61.45
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA