Ben Flowers vs. Sam Woods — Career Comparison

Ben Flowers
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam Woods
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Woods 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 5.06 and 1.538 for Sam Woods. 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 Sam Woods

Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.06
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.03
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.11
17.11
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.49
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.06
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
505
27
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168.1
9
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
10.16
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
8.78
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.96
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.89
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.06
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
4.6
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.71
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.832
0.832
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.975
0.975
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
39.3
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
43.2
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.66
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.97
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.08
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
679
36.3
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
36.79
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.3
39.3
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2

Fielding Stats for Ben Flowers and Sam Woods

Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.95
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.03
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.84
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.45
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.7
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.71
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.04
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.29
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.7
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.11
91.11
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Flowers and Sam Woods

Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
1200
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
6
327.27
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
568.42
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
9.64
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.13
-17.85
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-60
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
15
236.84
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA