Ben Flowers vs. Gary Waslewski — Career Comparison

Ben Flowers
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gary Waslewski
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gary Waslewski 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. Gary Waslewski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.452 compared to 4.49 and 1.461 for Ben Flowers. By the career numbers, Gary Waslewski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ben Flowers and Gary Waslewski

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.06
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
3.33
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.92
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.73
29.73
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.11
17.11
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.63
27.63
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.49
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.44
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
27
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1231
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.1
9
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410.1
9
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
10.16
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
8.07
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.96
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.7
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.89
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
4.32
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.68
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
4.6
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
5.02
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.832
0.832
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.038
1.038
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.39
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
39.3
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767
38.76
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.66
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.79
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
4.97
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.04
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
36.3
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1539
33.76
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Ben Flowers and Gary Waslewski

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.95
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
3.33
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.92
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1234
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411.1
9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.84
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.83
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.45
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.71
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.71
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
2.58
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.29
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.54
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.763
0.763
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.63
27.63
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Flowers and Gary Waslewski

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
1200
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
981.25
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
600
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
550
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
18.75
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
9.64
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
1.67
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
43.75
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.75
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.13
-17.85
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.09
-38.06
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.75
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
236.84
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
50
312.5
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
1.92
1.92
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
31.25
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.5
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA