Frank Viola played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1996, appearing in 421 games over 15 seasons. He recorded a total of 176 W and 150 L, an ERA of 3.73, 1,844 SO, a WHIP of 1.301, and a WAR of 47.1.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Frank Viola |
Date of Birth | April 19, 1960 |
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MLB Debut | 1982 |
📊 Career Summary
Frank Viola appeared in 421 games over 15 MLB seasons from 1982 to 1996. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 420 (MLB Rank: 114) |
W | 176 (MLB Rank: 175) |
L | 150 (MLB Rank: 166) |
ERA | 3.73 (MLB Rank: 3,206) |
IP | 2836.1 (MLB Rank: 166) |
SHO | 16 (MLB Rank: 352) |
CG | 74 (MLB Rank: 584) |
SO | 1,844 (MLB Rank: 116) |
BB | 864 (MLB Rank: 187) |
H | 2,827 (MLB Rank: 163) |
HR | 294 (MLB Rank: 66) |
SO9 | 5.85 (MLB Rank: 4,160) |
BB9 | 2.74 (MLB Rank: 9,193) |
H9 | 8.97 (MLB Rank: 7,492) |
HR9 | 0.93 (MLB Rank: 4,384) |
WHIP | 1.301 (MLB Rank: 9,295) |
WAR | 47.1 (MLB Rank: 122) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1996)
In his final season (1996), Frank Viola recorded the following stats:
GS | 6 |
W | 1 |
L | 3 |
ERA | 7.71 |
IP | 30.1 |
SO | 18 |
BB | 21 |
H | 43 |
HR | 6 |
SO9 | 5.34 |
BB9 | 6.23 |
H9 | 12.76 |
HR9 | 1.78 |
WHIP | 2.11 |
WAR | −0.4 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1988, 24 W
- Most SO: 1989, 211 SO
- Most IP: 1989, 261 IP
- Best WAR: 1987, 8.1 WAR
- Best ERA: 1988, 2.65 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Frank Viola appeared in 5 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 4.34, pitched 31.1 IP, struck out 25 batters, with 3 W and 1 L.
Frank Viola Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1982 | 4 | 10 | 5.21 | 0.286 | 0 | 84 | 126 | -0.1 | 1.508 | 22 | 152 | 38 | 77 | 73 | 82 | 4.56 | 6 | 2.21 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.6 | 10.9 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 543 |
1983 | 7 | 15 | 5.49 | 0.318 | 0 | 127 | 210 | -0.9 | 1.59 | 34 | 242 | 92 | 141 | 128 | 77 | 5.08 | 5.4 | 1.38 | 34 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.4 | 3.9 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 949 |
1984 | 18 | 12 | 3.21 | 0.6 | 0 | 149 | 257.2 | 4.5 | 1.157 | 28 | 225 | 73 | 101 | 92 | 131 | 3.92 | 5.2 | 2.04 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 7.9 | 2.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1047 |
1985 | 18 | 14 | 4.09 | 0.563 | 0 | 135 | 250.2 | 1.9 | 1.316 | 26 | 262 | 68 | 136 | 114 | 107 | 3.79 | 4.8 | 1.99 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.4 | 2.4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1059 |
1986 | 16 | 13 | 4.51 | 0.552 | 0 | 191 | 245.2 | 2.5 | 1.384 | 37 | 257 | 83 | 136 | 123 | 95 | 4.22 | 7 | 2.3 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1.4 | 9.4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1053 |
1987 | 17 | 10 | 2.9 | 0.63 | 0 | 197 | 251.2 | 8.1 | 1.176 | 29 | 230 | 66 | 91 | 81 | 159 | 3.66 | 7 | 2.98 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8.2 | 2.4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1037 |
1988 | 24 | 7 | 2.64 | 0.774 | 0 | 193 | 255.1 | 7.7 | 1.136 | 20 | 236 | 54 | 80 | 75 | 154 | 2.95 | 6.8 | 3.57 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0.7 | 8.3 | 1.9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1031 |
1989 | 13 | 17 | 3.66 | 0.433 | 0 | 211 | 261 | 4.1 | 1.226 | 22 | 246 | 74 | 115 | 106 | 106 | 3.14 | 7.3 | 2.85 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0.8 | 8.5 | 2.6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1082 |
1990 | 20 | 12 | 2.67 | 0.625 | 0 | 182 | 249.2 | 6.4 | 1.15 | 15 | 227 | 60 | 83 | 74 | 141 | 2.88 | 6.6 | 3.03 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1016 |
1991 | 13 | 15 | 3.97 | 0.464 | 0 | 132 | 231.1 | 2.6 | 1.353 | 25 | 259 | 54 | 112 | 102 | 92 | 3.83 | 5.1 | 2.44 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 980 |
1992 | 13 | 12 | 3.44 | 0.52 | 0 | 121 | 238 | 6.2 | 1.273 | 13 | 214 | 89 | 99 | 91 | 122 | 3.69 | 4.6 | 1.36 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 8.1 | 3.4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 999 |
1993 | 11 | 8 | 3.14 | 0.579 | 0 | 91 | 183.2 | 4.3 | 1.372 | 12 | 180 | 72 | 76 | 64 | 148 | 4.12 | 4.5 | 1.26 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.6 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 787 |
1994 | 1 | 1 | 4.65 | 0.5 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 0.5 | 1.645 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 109 | 5.03 | 2.6 | 0.53 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.9 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 136 |
1995 | 0 | 1 | 6.28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14.1 | -0.3 | 1.605 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 67 | 5.89 | 2.5 | 1.33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 12.6 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 64 |
1996 | 1 | 3 | 7.71 | 0.25 | 0 | 18 | 30.1 | -0.4 | 2.11 | 6 | 43 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 65 | 6.83 | 5.3 | 0.86 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.8 | 6.2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 150 |