Ben Flowers vs. Pete Wilson — Career Comparison

Ben Flowers
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Wilson
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pete Wilson 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. Pete Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.394 compared to 4.49 and 1.461 for Ben Flowers. By the career numbers, Pete Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ben Flowers and Pete Wilson

Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.06
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.36
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.29
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.61
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.11
17.11
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
4.49
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.26
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
505
27
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168.1
9
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
10.16
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
7.39
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.96
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.89
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
5.16
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
4.6
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.88
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.832
0.832
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.116
1.116
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
39.3
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
39.21
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.66
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
4.97
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.82
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
36.3
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
33.72
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.21
39.21

Fielding Stats for Ben Flowers and Pete Wilson

Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.95
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.35
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.29
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
9
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.84
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.45
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
2.44
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.71
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
2.98
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.29
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.64
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.11
91.11
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.64
88.64
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Flowers and Pete Wilson

Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
1200
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
543.4
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
9.64
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
13.92
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.13
-17.85
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0
-0.05
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
15
236.84
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Pete Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA