Ben Flowers vs. String Bean Williams — Career Comparison

Ben Flowers
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
String Bean Williams
Pre-GenerationalThrows RightIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

String Bean Williams 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. String Bean Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.304 compared to 4.49 and 1.461 for Ben Flowers. By the career numbers, String Bean Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ben Flowers and String Bean Williams

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.06
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.4
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.96
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.55
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.51
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.11
17.11
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.74
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.49
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.68
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
27
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2927
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.1
9
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975.2
9
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
10.16
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
8.76
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.96
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.26
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.89
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
2.95
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
4.6
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
4.22
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.832
0.832
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.17
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.3
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
39.3
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3929
36.24
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.66
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.97
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
5.04
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.54
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
36.3
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3468
31.99
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.24
36.24

Fielding Stats for Ben Flowers and String Bean Williams

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.95
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.48
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.37
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3030
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1010
9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.84
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.48
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.45
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
2.91
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.71
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
3.56
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.29
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
3.4
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.295
2.295
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.3
25.3
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Flowers and String Bean Williams

Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
1200
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
224.68
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
554.55
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
146.75
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
112.99
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
19.48
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
33.77
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
9.64
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.21
60.02
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
198.7
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
171.43
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
64.94
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
62.34
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
123.38
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.13
-17.85
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.08
68.94
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.6
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.08
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
15
236.84
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
462
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.78
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.49
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.49
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100