Frank Viola Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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

Frank Viola
NameFrank Viola
Date of BirthApril 19, 1960
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsLeft
BatsLeft
MLB Debut1982
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Frank Viola Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Frank Viola.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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:

GS420 (MLB Rank: 114)
W176 (MLB Rank: 175)
L150 (MLB Rank: 167)
ERA3.73 (MLB Rank: 3,230)
IP2836.1 (MLB Rank: 167)
SHO16 (MLB Rank: 352)
CG74 (MLB Rank: 584)
SO1,844 (MLB Rank: 121)
BB864 (MLB Rank: 187)
H2,827 (MLB Rank: 163)
HR294 (MLB Rank: 66)
SO95.85 (MLB Rank: 4,296)
BB92.74 (MLB Rank: 9,342)
H98.97 (MLB Rank: 7,586)
HR90.93 (MLB Rank: 4,509)
WHIP1.301 (MLB Rank: 9,417)
WAR47.1 (MLB Rank: 122)

📊 Last Season Summary (1996)

In his final season (1996), Frank Viola recorded the following stats:

GS6
W1
L3
ERA7.71
IP30.1
SO18
BB21
H43
HR6
SO95.34
BB96.23
H912.76
HR91.78
WHIP2.11
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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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