Ben Flowers vs. Dean Thomas — Career Comparison

Ben Flowers
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dean Thomas
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dean Thomas 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 5.49 and 1.542 for Dean Thomas. 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 Dean Thomas

Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.06
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.37
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.07
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.76
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.11
17.11
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.49
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.49
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
505
27
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168.1
9
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
10.16
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
9.76
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.96
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.89
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.12
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
4.6
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.03
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.832
0.832
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.017
1.017
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
39.3
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
40.73
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.66
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.97
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
6.71
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.68
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
36.3
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
35.39
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.3
39.3
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.73
40.73

Fielding Stats for Ben Flowers and Dean Thomas

Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.95
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.37
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.07
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.84
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.45
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.29
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.71
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.44
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.29
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.44
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.778
1.778
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Flowers and Dean Thomas

Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
1200
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
9.64
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
3.14
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.13
-17.85
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.73
-20.96
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
15
236.84
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA