Wes Flowers vs. Benny Frey — Career Comparison

Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Benny Frey
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Benny Frey built a career as a starting pitcher and Wes Flowers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Benny Frey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.5 and WHIP 1.447 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Benny Frey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Flowers and Benny Frey

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.99
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.44
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.64
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.01
41.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.61
49.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
4.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3480
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
9
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
10.98
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.98
10.98
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
2.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.58
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
1.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5047
39.16
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.68
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
5.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4772
37.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Wes Flowers and Benny Frey

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.45
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.594
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Flowers and Benny Frey

Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
366.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
542.25
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
138.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
121.13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.98
49.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
159.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
177.46
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
46.48
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
32.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
78.87
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41.6
58.59
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
36.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
67
94.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
6.36
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
18.31
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.23
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100