Ben Flowers vs. John Taylor — Career Comparison

Ben Flowers
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Taylor
UnknownThrows RightChicago GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

John Taylor 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 a career ERA of 4.49 against John Taylor's 4.49, with WHIP of 1.461 and 1.467 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ben Flowers and John Taylor

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.06
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.41
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.05
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.72
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.69
32.69
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.11
17.11
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.82
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.49
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
4.49
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
27
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1317
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.1
9
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
9
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
10.16
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
10.97
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.96
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.33
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
2.89
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.23
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
4.6
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
3.57
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.832
0.832
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.645
0.645
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
39.3
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1639
33.6
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.66
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.97
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
5.68
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.29
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.53
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.467
1.467
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
36.3
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
29.56
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.415
0.415
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.6
33.6

Fielding Stats for Ben Flowers and John Taylor

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.95
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.64
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.21
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1136
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378.2
9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.84
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.45
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
3.35
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.71
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
3.78
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.29
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
3.59
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.97
94.97
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.188
2.188
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Flowers and John Taylor

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
1200
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
69
233.9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
600
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
555.93
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
71.19
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
57.63
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10.17
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.39
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
13.56
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
9.64
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
15.05
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
88.14
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
94.92
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
37.29
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.51
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
67.8
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.13
-17.85
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
4.67
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.73
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
15
236.84
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.39
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
177
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.34
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA