Ben Flowers vs. Josh Towers — Career Comparison

Ben Flowers
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Josh Towers
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Josh Towers 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 4.95 and 1.399 for Josh Towers. 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 Josh Towers

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.06
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.71
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.38
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.55
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.68
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.11
17.11
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.58
80.58
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.49
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
4.95
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
27
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.1
9
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
10.16
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
887
10.92
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.96
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.5
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
2.89
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.51
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
4.6
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
4.79
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.832
0.832
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.43
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
39.3
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3158
38.86
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.66
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.97
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
5.43
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.84
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
679
36.3
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2960
36.43
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Ben Flowers and Josh Towers

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.95
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.71
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.38
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.05
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.45
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
1.29
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.71
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
2.44
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.29
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
2.34
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.96
95.96
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.58
80.58
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Flowers and Josh Towers

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
76
1200
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
4633.33
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
16
533.33
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
9.64
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.23
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.13
-17.85
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-41.21
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
15
236.84
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA