Ben Flowers was born on Wednesday, June 15, 1927, in Wilson, North Carolina. Flowers was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 29, 1951, with the Boston Red Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ben Flowers baseball stats page.
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Ben FlowersBen Flowers Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1951 | 24 | Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1953 | 26 | Red Sox | 32 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.86 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 79.1 | 345 | 87 | 34 | 39 | 6 | 24 | - | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1955 | 28 | Tigers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1955 | 28 | Cardinals | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.1 | 120 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | 29 | Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6.94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 53 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | 29 | Phillies | 32 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 182 | 54 | 26 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 4 Years | 76 | 13 | 31 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4.49 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 168.1 | 735 | 190 | 84 | 93 | 18 | 54 | 2 | 86 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ben FlowersBen Flowers Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1951 | 24 | Red Sox | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1953 | 26 | Red Sox | 32 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | .158 | .158 | .263 |
| 1955 | 28 | Tigers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1955 | 28 | Cardinals | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .100 | .100 |
| 1956 | 29 | Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1956 | 29 | Phillies | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 4 Years | 76 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .111 | .135 | .167 | ||
Ben FlowersBen Flowers Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1951 Red Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1953 Red Sox | P | 32 | 6 | 238 | 20 | 0.6 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 2.16 |
| 1955 Tigers | P | 4 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 4.50 |
| 1955 Cardinals | P | 4 | 4 | 82 | 5 | 1.3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 1.32 |
| 1956 Cardinals | P | 3 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.09 |
| 1956 Phillies | P | 32 | 0 | 123 | 12 | 0.4 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 2.41 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 76 | 13 | 505 | 45 | 0.6 | 41 | 8 | 33 | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .911 | 2.19 | |
| 4 Years | 76 | 13 | 505 | 45 | 0.6 | 41 | 8 | 33 | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .911 | 2.19 | |
Ben FlowersBen Flowers Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1951 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.00 | 6.00 | 3.00 |
| 1953 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.4 | 19.0 | 1.50 | 4.08 | 2.72 |
| 1955 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| 1955 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.58 | 6.26 | 3.95 |
| 1956 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| 1956 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.20 | 4.83 | 2.20 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 4 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.4 | 36.0 | 1.59 | 4.60 | 2.89 |
Ben FlowersBen Flowers Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1951 Boston Red Sox | 36 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1953 Boston Red Sox | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1955 Detroit Tigers | 40 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1955 St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1956 St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1956 Philadelphia Phillies | 22 | Undetermined | - | - |
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