Ben Flowers vs. Sean West — Career Comparison

Ben Flowers
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean West
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean West 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 5.03 and 1.589 for Sean West. 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 Sean West

Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.06
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.76
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.76
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.64
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.11
17.11
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.49
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.03
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
505
27
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168.1
9
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
10.16
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
10.38
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.96
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.04
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.89
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.83
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
4.6
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
6.23
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.832
0.832
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
39.3
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
41.06
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.66
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.97
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.67
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.96
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
36.3
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
36.03
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.3
39.3
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.06
41.06

Fielding Stats for Ben Flowers and Sean West

Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.95
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.76
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.76
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.84
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.45
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.71
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.12
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.29
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.88
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.11
91.11
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Flowers and Sean West

Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
1200
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
22
347.37
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
34
536.84
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
9.64
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
2.95
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.13
-17.85
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.02
-31.97
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
236.84
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
21
331.58
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA