P Ben Flowers #80
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
10/03/1988
P BEN FLOWERS #80 - AGE: 39 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
21 0 0-3 1 9.00 26.0 41 6 6 29 1.81 -0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 7 7 7 7
Movement 3 3 3 3
Control 7 7 7 7
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 8 8
Curveball 6 6
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 1
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 9
Defense 5
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 7
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/13/1988 DTP Loss, 8-9 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
09/03/1988 SYD Loss, 1-5 2.0 3 1 1 0 3
08/08/1988 WAD Win, 8-4 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
07/18/1988 SYD Loss, 8-11 0.2 4 3 3 0 0 Loss
07/11/1988 @ NPG Loss, 1-5 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
07/06/1988 @ DTP Loss, 2-6 1.2 0 0 0 0 3
06/29/1988 BOR Win, 10-7 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Save
06/09/1988 DTP Loss, 6-9 0.2 4 5 5 1 2
06/04/1988 @ BOR Loss, 3-7 1.1 2 0 0 1 1
05/30/1988 SYD Loss, 6-11 1.1 4 4 4 1 2
PERSONALITY
Flowers is known to air his grievances in public.
Personality Class: Outspoken
Birthday:06/15/1949
Born in:Wilson, NC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 7 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:11 Years, None
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension:Minor League Extension
Drafted:1971, 1st Pick in Round 3
ABBA TRIPLE A 1988 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 21 0 0 3 1 9.00 26.0 41 27 26 6 6 29 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 0 100.0 21 7 16.27 14.19 10.04 2.08 4.75 1.81 110 -0.1 .443        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 39 15 4 0 4 13 4 9 0 2 0 .385 .442 .795 1.237      
vs. RHB 75 26 7 2 2 14 2 20 0 0 0 .347 .364 .573 .937      
ABBA TRIPLE A 1988 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 10 0 0 2 0 7.62 13.0 19 12 11 4 2 13  
May 2 0 0 0 0 16.20 3.1 6 6 6 2 1 4  
June 3 0 0 0 1 19.29 2.1 6 5 5 0 2 4  
July 3 0 0 1 0 8.10 3.1 6 3 3 0 0 5  
August 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0  
September 2 0 0 0 0 3.00 3.0 3 1 1 0 1 3  
Last Year 23 0 3 0 1 3.00 27.0 32 12 9 1 12 34  
2 Years Ago 33 0 3 2 2 6.65 43.1 64 33 32 4 14 56  
Career 302 0 29 23 41 4.48 383.2 409 202 191 37 118 493  
Home 11 0 0 1 1 11.08 13.0 21 16 16 0 4 17  
Road 10 0 0 2 0 6.92 13.0 20 11 10 6 2 12  
Grass 21 0 0 3 1 9.00 26.0 41 27 26 6 6 29  
Day 5 0 0 0 0 7.56 8.1 12 7 7 1 3 9  
Night 16 0 0 3 1 9.68 17.2 29 20 19 5 3 20  
As Reliever / Substitution 21 0 0 3 1 9.00 26.0 41 27 26 6 6 29  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1972 Los Angeles - ABBA 22 69 0 13 7 24 2.50 101.0 83 31 28 14 25 103 0 0 1.07 .266 3.18 1.6 152
1973 Los Angeles - ABBA 23 31 0 5 1 3 2.50 57.2 54 16 16 4 19 39 0 0 1.27 .289 3.25 1.0 169
1974 Los Angeles - ABBA 24 17 0 1 4 1 4.98 21.2 25 12 12 7 9 19 0 0 1.57 .290 6.49 -0.6 85
1975 Los Angeles - ABBA 25 4 0 0 0 0 6.75 2.2 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 1.12 .286 6.19 -0.1 62
1977 Houston - ABBA 27 5 0 0 0 0 1.35 6.2 6 2 1 0 2 5 0 0 1.20 .300 1.62 0.3 275
1979 Houston - ABBA 29 6 0 0 1 0 2.89 9.1 11 3 3 0 1 5 0 0 1.29 .367 1.93 0.3 133
1980 Houston - ABBA 30 17 0 2 0 2 5.74 26.2 41 17 17 6 9 18 0 0 1.88 .376 5.38 -0.4 68
1981 Chicago - ABBA 31 3 0 0 0 0 1.59 5.2 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0.71 .176 3.96 -0.0 233
1982 Chicago - ABBA 32 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.80 .286 2.63 0.0 999
Total ABBA 153 0 21 13 30 3.09 233.0 229 84 80 33 66 194 0 0 1.27 .293 3.71 2.1 150
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1974 Hollywood - AAA 24 32 0 4 5 13 3.22 44.2 49 19 16 7 15 60 0 0 1.43 .368 4.18 0.5 142
1977 Sydney - AAA 27 2 0 0 0 0 6.00 3.0 3 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 1.33 .333 3.36 0.0 66
1978 Sydney - AAA 28 11 0 1 0 1 0.00 14.2 5 0 0 0 2 20 0 0 0.48 .179 1.75 0.5 999
1980 Sydney - AAA 30 3 0 0 0 0 3.86 4.2 4 2 2 1 1 8 0 0 1.07 .333 3.86 0.0 107
1981 Sydney - AAA 31 17 0 1 1 12 1.96 18.1 14 4 4 1 3 18 0 0 0.93 .260 3.77 0.3 235
1982 Naperville - AAA 32 30 0 6 0 5 2.60 34.2 21 10 10 4 9 51 0 0 0.87 .246 3.99 0.7 194
1983 Readfield - AAA 33 44 0 4 5 4 4.02 56.0 56 28 25 5 15 75 0 0 1.27 .367 3.00 1.8 122
1984 Readfield - AAA 34 46 0 6 5 0 6.25 63.1 70 44 44 6 29 78 0 0 1.56 .381 4.05 0.9 77
1985 Readfield - AAA 35 40 0 1 2 2 3.94 48.0 50 21 21 2 11 62 0 0 1.27 .381 2.48 1.8 124
1986 Readfield - AAA 36 33 0 3 2 2 6.65 43.1 64 33 32 4 14 56 0 0 1.80 .462 3.58 0.8 76
1987 Readfield - AAA 37 23 0 3 0 1 3.00 27.0 32 12 9 1 12 34 0 0 1.63 .419 2.22 1.0 146
1988 Readfield - AAA 38 21 0 0 3 1 9.00 26.0 41 27 26 6 6 29 0 0 1.81 .443 4.75 -0.1 47
Total AAAA 302 0 29 23 41 4.48 383.2 409 202 191 37 118 493 0 0 1.37 .374 3.47 153.4
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1972 Los Angeles - ABBA 22 7 0 0 0 3 0.00 10.1 3 0 0 0 5 13 0 0 0.77 .158 1.67 0.4 999
1973 Los Angeles - ABBA 23 1 0 0 0 0 2.70 3.1 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0.90 .200 6.11 -0.1 156
1979 Houston - ABBA 29 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.27 .125 0.49 0.3 999
Total ABBA 9 0 0 0 3 0.52 17.1 7 1 1 1 5 18 0 0 0.69 .162 2.28 837.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1972 Los Angeles - MLB P 68 0 6 3 0 11 2 .818 101.0 0.80 -0.7 .673
1973 Los Angeles - MLB P 31 0 3 6 0 10 1 .900 57.2 1.40 -0.6 .905
1974 Los Angeles - MLB P 17 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 21.2 0.83 -0.1 1.008
1975 Los Angeles - MLB P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 +0.0 .000
1977 Houston - MLB P 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 6.2 1.35 +0.0 .000
1979 Houston - MLB P 6 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 9.1 2.89 +0.1 1.021
1980 Houston - MLB P 17 0 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 26.2 1.69 +0.1 1.001
1981 Chicago - MLB P 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 5.2 1.59 -0.3 .485
1982 Chicago - MLB P 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.2 5.40 -0.1 .980
1988 Readfield - AAA P 21 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 26.0 1.04 -0.1 .968
TOTAL P 173 0 15 19 1 39 5 .872 259.0 1.18 -1.7 .890
PLAYER HISTORY
11/22/1971 Drafted in the 1971 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 1, 25th overall pick) by the Los Angeles Angels.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
04/10/1972 Named the #93 prospect in the ABBA
06/29/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game.
10/26/1972 Wins the 1972 World Series with the Los Angeles Angels.
10/27/1972 Finished 2nd in 1972 ABBA AL Rolaids Relief Man Award voting.
11/18/1972 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
07/07/1973 Injured on 07/06/1973, diagnosed with a mild calf strain, is day-to-day.
11/20/1973 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
07/22/1974 Injured (Dead arm), out for 6 days.
11/17/1974 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
04/23/1975 Injured on 04/21/1975, diagnosed with a torn labrum, will miss 11 months.
11/15/1975 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (8).
02/24/1976 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 12 months.
11/14/1976 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 8 (8).
03/03/1977 Signed a minor league contract with the Houston Eagles organization.
06/27/1977 Injured (Dead arm), out for 4 days.
11/04/1977 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $240,000 with the Houston Eagles organization.
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 8 (8).
06/08/1978 Injured on 06/04/1978, diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff, will miss 13 months.
11/15/1978 Became a free agent.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 8 (8).
03/01/1979 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $310,000 with the Houston Eagles organization.
10/30/1979 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $350,000 with the Houston Eagles organization.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7).
09/26/1980 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $600,000 with the Houston Eagles organization.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 7 (7).
07/19/1981 Was claimed off waivers by Chicago while with Houston.
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 7 (7).
07/01/1982 Injured (Dead arm), out for one week.
10/07/1982 Wins the 1982 ABBA Triple A World Series with the Naperville Giants!
11/13/1982 Became a free agent.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 7 (7).
04/13/1983 Signed a minor league contract with the Birmingham Black Barons organization.
10/04/1983 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Birmingham Black Barons organization.
12/05/1983 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Birmingham Black Barons organization.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 7 (7).
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 7 (7).
02/12/1985 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Birmingham Black Barons organization.
12/13/1985 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Birmingham Black Barons organization.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 7 (7).
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 7 (7).
01/04/1987 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Birmingham Black Barons organization.
11/29/1987 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Birmingham Black Barons organization.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 7 (7).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1972 69 2
Year SV Rank
1972 24 3
Year HLD Rank
1973 2 6
1975 2 7
Year RA Rank
1972 69 2
Year GF Rank
1972 48 1
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