What years did Ben Flowers play?

Ben Flowers played in Major League Baseball from 1951 to 1956.

Was Ben Flowers a pitcher?

Yes. Ben Flowers pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 86 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ben Flowers hit?

Ben Flowers hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

Ben Flowers

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1951-1956)

W–L 3–7

ERA 4.49

WHIP 1.45

SO 86

Pitcher PIV 903.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 195 lb
Born: 6/15/1927 in Goldsboro, NC, USA
Died: 2/18/2009 in Wilson, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 1951-09-29
Last Game: 1956-09-21

Full name: Bennett Flowers

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	7	76	13	1	1	3	168.3	190	84	18	54	86	4.49	903.8

Career ERA 4.49 vs. league average 4.04 across their career seasons — 11.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1951	BOS	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	2	0	1	2	0.00	—	0.0
1953	BOS	AL	1	4	32	6	1	1	3	79.3	87	34	24	36	3.86	4.14 (+7%)	1059.4
1955	DET	AL	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	6.0	5	4	2	2	6.00	—	0.0
1955	SLN	NL	1	0	4	4	0	0	0	27.3	27	11	12	19	3.62	4.00 (+9%)	844.1
1956	SLN	NL	1	1	3	3	0	0	0	11.7	15	9	5	5	6.94	3.96 (-75%)	15.3
1956	PHI	NL	0	2	32	0	0	0	0	41.0	54	26	10	22	5.71	3.96 (-44%)	-1015.0
Career · 6 seasons			3	7	76	13	1	1	3	168.1	190	84	54	86	4.49	—	904

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
76	36	0	4	2	0	0	1	0	1	15	.111	.135	.167	.302	0

Career AVG .111 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 57.3% below league average.

Career OBP .135 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 59.5% below league average.

Career SLG .167 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — 57.6% below league average.

Career OPS .302 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 58.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1951	BOS	AL	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1953	BOS	AL	32	19	3	2	1	0	8	.158	—	—	—	—	0.0
1955	DET	AL	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1955	SLN	NL	4	10	1	0	0	0	4	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1956	SLN	NL	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1956	PHI	NL	32	2	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			76	36	4	2	1	1	15	.111	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	45	27	0	4	0	1	.148
Away	31	9	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	45	114.2	132	57	43	53	4.47
Away	31	53.2	58	28	11	33	4.70

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1956-09-21	PHI	NY1	L	0	0
1956-09-19	PHI	CIN	L	0	0
1956-09-16	PHI	CHC	L	0	0
1956-09-13	PHI	ATL	L	0	0
1956-09-11	PHI	STL	L	1	0
1956-09-08	PHI	PIT	L	1	1
1956-09-05	PHI	NY1	L	0	0
1956-09-04	PHI	NY1	L	0	0
1956-09-02	PHI	PIT	L	0	0
1956-09-02	PHI	PIT	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1956-09-21	PHI	NY1	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1956-09-19	PHI	CIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1956-09-16	PHI	CHC	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1956-09-13	PHI	ATL	L	0.1	0	1	1	2	0	0
1956-09-11	PHI	STL	—	2.2	3	0	0	0	0	0
1956-09-08	PHI	PIT	L	4.0	6	2	2	1	0	1
1956-09-05	PHI	NY1	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1956-09-04	PHI	NY1	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1956-09-02	PHI	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1956-09-02	PHI	PIT	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	76	7	8	33	4	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1951	BOS	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1953	BOS	P	32	0	4	15	1	2
1955	DET	P	4	0	1	2	1	1
1955	SLN	P	4	4	1	3	1	0
1956	SLN	P	3	3	2	2	0	0
1956	PHI	P	32	0	0	11	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	76

Frequently Asked Questions about Ben Flowers

What years did Ben Flowers play?: Ben Flowers played in Major League Baseball from 1951 to 1956.
Was Ben Flowers a pitcher?: Yes. Ben Flowers pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 86 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ben Flowers hit?: Ben Flowers hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.