Dennis Leonard vs Frank Viola

Dennis Leonard Frank Viola

Dennis Leonard and Frank Viola compared on their MLB careers: Dennis Leonard played 12 seasons, 1974 to 1986, Frank Viola 15 seasons, 1982 to 1996. Dennis Leonard has 144 wins to Frank Viola's 176. Dennis Leonard won 1 title, Frank Viola won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Dennis Leonard and Frank Viola career totals

312	GP	421
144	W	176
106	L	150
3.7	ERA	3.7
2,187	IP	2836.1
1,323	K	1,844
622	BB	864
1.3	WHIP	1.3
1	SV	0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Dennis Leonard and Frank Viola postseason

10	GP	5
0	R	16
56	H	31

Where each stands all time

Dennis Leonard and Frank Viola all-time places

276th (144)	Wins (pitching)	166th (176)
—	Strikeouts (pitching)	122nd (1,844)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Dennis Leonard: 1 championship; none on file
Frank Viola: 1 championship; World Series MVP, AL Cy Young

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Dennis Leonard and Frank Viola season by season

1st	1974	0	4	5.32	1982	4	10	5.21
2nd	1975	15	7	3.77	1983	7	15	5.49
3rd	1976	17	10	3.51	1984	18	12	3.21
4th	1977	20	12	3.04	1985	18	14	4.09
5th	1978	21	17	3.33	1986	16	13	4.51
6th	1979	14	12	4.08	1987	17	10	2.90
7th	1980	20	11	3.79	1988	24	7	2.64
8th	1981	13	11	2.99	1989	13	17	3.66
9th	1982	10	6	5.10	1990	20	12	2.67
10th	1983	6	3	3.71	1991	13	15	3.97
11th	1985	0	0	0.00	1992	13	12	3.44
12th	1986	8	13	4.44	1993	11	8	3.14
13th	—	—	—	—	1994	1	1	4.65
14th	—	—	—	—	1995	0	1	6.28
15th	—	—	—	—	1996	1	3	7.71

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA