Ben Flowers vs. Columbus Vance — Career Comparison

Ben Flowers
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Columbus Vance
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Columbus Vance 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 5.21 and 1.448 for Columbus Vance. 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 Columbus Vance

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.06
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.48
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.28
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.72
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.11
17.11
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.05
86.05
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.59
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.49
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
5.21
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
27
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.1
9
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
9
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
10.16
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
9.93
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.93
9.93
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.96
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.89
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
3.1
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
4.6
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.97
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.832
0.832
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
39.3
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1183
40.79
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.66
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.97
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
6.62
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.62
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.69
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
36.3
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1035
35.69
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.3
39.3
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79

Fielding Stats for Ben Flowers and Columbus Vance

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.95
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.52
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.26
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.84
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.45
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.69
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.71
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
2.37
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.29
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
2.07
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.11
91.11
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.67
87.67
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.98
82.98
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Flowers and Columbus Vance

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
1200
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
51
261.54
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
36
568.42
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
579.49
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
153.85
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
117.95
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
20.51
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
9.64
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.64
59.71
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
210.26
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
169.23
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
102.56
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.13
-17.85
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.33
68.38
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.13
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
15
236.84
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
117
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.13
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100