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Ben
Flowers		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 200
 
Born: June 15, 1927 in Usa, NC, WILSON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1951 24 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 7 8 7 5 5 5
1952 25 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
1953 26 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
1954 27 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
1955 28 NYA AL   6 5 5 5 7 7 7 4 4 4
1956 29 NYA AL   7 4 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1958 31 OAK AL $ 300,000 7 4 5 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
1959 32 CIN NL   7 4 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
1960 33 CIN NL   7 4 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 4 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 7 8 7 5 5 5
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1951 24 NYA AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1952 25 NYA AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1953 26 NYA AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1954 27 NYA AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1955 28 NYA AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1956 29 NYA AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1958 31 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1959 32 CIN NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1960 33 CIN NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1951 24 NYA AL 3 11 .214 48 14 0 0 0 126.0 151 91 20 54 42 6.50 .294 .358 .489 .848 0.4
1952 25 NYA AL 2 3 .400 7 7 2 0 0 48.3 46 23 4 17 15 4.28 .256 .320 .411 .731 3.7
    AAA   12 5 .706 25 25 1 0 0 173.3 190 72 23 56 135 3.74 .279 .333 .427 .760  
1953 26 NYA AL 12 20 .375 41 41 3 0 0 271.3 323 160 30 103 143 5.31 .295 .354 .437 .792 11.0
1954 27 NYA AL 3 7 .300 12 12 0 0 0 75.3 86 52 12 32 40 6.21 .282 .348 .472 .820 0.0
    AAA   6 7 .462 17 17 3 1 0 120.0 127 49 14 37 87 3.68 .267 .320 .400 .720  
1955 28 AAA   0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 0 9.3 12 9 3 2 5 8.68 .308 .341 .590 .931  
    AA   5 0 1.000 7 7 0 0 0 53.0 48 11 3 13 47 1.87 .238 .284 .317 .601  
1957 30 AAA   3 0 1.000 18 0 0 0 0 34.7 25 9 3 14 21 2.34 .208 .291 .317 .608  
    AA   1 0 1.000 19 0 0 0 0 34.7 25 11 4 13 35 2.86 .195 .270 .344 .613  
1958 31 AA   0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000  
1959 32 AA   0 3 .000 11 0 0 0 1 21.0 23 8 2 8 17 3.43 .277 .341 .398 .738  
1960 33 AAA   0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 7.0 5 3 0 3 2 3.86 .200 .286 .200 .486  
    A   1 0 1.000 19 0 0 0 1 18.3 15 6 2 3 17 2.95 .224 .257 .373 .630  
4 Years Sim 20 41 .328 108 74 5 0 0 521.0 606 326 66 206 240 5.63 .290 .351 .453 .804 15.1
5 Years AAA 21 12 .636 72 42 4 1 0 344.3 359 142 43 112 250 3.71 .268 .324 .408 .732  
4 Years AA 6 3 .667 38 7 0 0 1 109.0 96 30 9 34 99 2.48 .232 .290 .341 .631  
1 Years A 1 0 1.000 19 0 0 0 1 18.3 15 6 2 3 17 2.95 .224 .257 .373 .630  
10 Years Minors 28 15 .651 129 49 4 1 2 471.6 470 178 54 149 366 3.40 .258 .314 .391 .705  
Season Average 5 10 .333 27 18 1 0 0 130.2 151 81 16 51 60 5.63 .290 .351 .453 .804  
Career Highs 12 20 .400 48 41 3 0 0 271.3 323 160 30 103 143 6.50 .295 .358 .489 .848  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   323 166 32 95 147   .289 .345 .438 .783
vs LH   283 160 34 111 93   .290 .363 .470 .833
Home 9 21 .300 57 40 2 0 0 268.3 344 198 35 114 111 6.64 .314 .378 .497 .875
Away 11 20 .355 51 34 3 0 0 252.7 262 128 31 92 129 4.56 .263 .325 .405 .730
Mar/Apr 5 7 .417 17 17 1 0 0 113.7 108 58 17 48 55 4.59 .245 .319 .417 .736
May 4 12 .250 21 21 2 0 0 131.7 149 89 21 52 52 6.08 .282 .346 .469 .815
June 4 4 .500 18 7 0 0 0 64.7 75 32 5 19 34 4.45 .292 .341 .428 .769
July 2 5 .286 14 8 0 0 0 56.7 75 43 9 22 28 6.83 .319 .377 .485 .863
August 1 5 .167 17 7 0 0 0 51.7 77 45 4 26 26 7.84 .353 .422 .509 .931
Sep/Oct 4 8 .333 21 14 2 0 0 102.7 122 59 10 39 45 5.17 .295 .356 .438 .794
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1951 24 NYA AL 48 36 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .139 .139 .139 .278 -0.7 0.0
1952 25 NYA AL 7 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .188 .235 .188 .423 0.7 0.0
    AAA   1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
1953 26 NYA AL 41 85 6 16 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 27 .188 .207 .212 .419 3.3 0.0
1954 27 NYA AL 12 22 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.6 0.0
1955 28 AA   4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
1959 32 AA   6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
4 Years Sim 108 159 8 26 2 0 0 7 0 0 3 49 .164 .179 .176 .355 2.6 0.0
1 Years AAA 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
2 Years AA 10 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.3  
3 Years Minors 11 6 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.8  
162 Game Average 238 12 39 3 0 0 10 0 0 4 73 .164 .179 .176 .355 4.0  
Career Highs 48 85 6 16 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 27 .188 .235 .212 .423 3.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   111 7 21 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 28 .189 .211 .207 .418 3.3
vs LH   48 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 21 .104 .104 .104 .208 -1.6
Home 57 76 3 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 22 .145 .167 .145 .311 -0.1
Away 51 83 5 15 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 27 .181 .190 .205 .395 1.8
RISP   41 0 8 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 15 .195 .214 .220 .434 1.4
Close/Late   7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .286 .571 0.5
Mar/Apr 17 37 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 .108 .108 .108 .216 -1.2
May 21 46 1 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 .152 .152 .152 .304 -0.2
June 18 17 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .353 .353 .353 .706 1.9
July 14 17 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .118 .118 .235 .353 0.0
August 7 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .083 .083 .083 .167 -0.6
Sep/Oct 21 30 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 .200 .273 .200 .473 1.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1951 24 NYA AL P 48 14 126.0 8 24 0 2 1.000 2.29    
1952 25 NYA AL P 7 7 48.3 5 9 2 0 .875 2.61    
1953 26 NYA AL P 41 41 271.3 16 49 3 5 .956 2.16    
1954 27 NYA AL P 12 12 75.3 6 13 1 0 .950 2.27    
Career Totals   108 74 521.0 35 95 6 7 .956 2.25    
Career Highs   48 41 271.3 16 49 3 5 1.000 2.61    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1953-2-20
 Games Started
1953-10-41
 Hits Allowed
1953-2-323
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 21st overall pick, by New York (A) in 1951
Earned first career win on 4/10/1951
Had first career hit on 4/27/1951, off Ralph Branca (TAM)
Injured on 4/7/1952 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 3/28/1956 with a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for full season
Injured on 4/11/1957 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 4/26/1957 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Released by New York (A) on 10/16/1957
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/5/1958 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Released by Seattle on 4/2/1958
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 9/1/1958 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Traded from Oakland to Cincinnati on 2/1/1959 (Going to CIN: 2B Reno Bertoia, P Ted Gray, P Ben Flowers. Going to OAK: 1B Dale Long)
 
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