Fernando Valenzuela vs Frank Viola

Fernando Valenzuela Frank Viola

Fernando Valenzuela and Frank Viola compared on their MLB careers: Fernando Valenzuela played 17 seasons, 1980 to 1997, Frank Viola 15 seasons, 1982 to 1996. Fernando Valenzuela has 173 wins to Frank Viola's 176. Fernando Valenzuela won 2 titles, Frank Viola won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Fernando Valenzuela and Frank Viola career totals

453	GP	421
173	W	176
153	L	150
3.5	ERA	3.7
2,930	IP	2836.1
2,074	K	1,844
1,151	BB	864
1.3	WHIP	1.3
2	SV	0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Fernando Valenzuela and Frank Viola postseason

9	GP	5
0	R	16
47	H	31

Where each stands all time

Fernando Valenzuela and Frank Viola all-time places

82nd (2,074)	Strikeouts (pitching)	122nd (1,844)
175th (173)	Wins (pitching)	166th (176)

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

Fernando Valenzuela: 2 championships; NL Cy Young, NL Rookie of the Year, NL Silver Slugger ×2, NL Gold Glove
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.

Fernando Valenzuela and Frank Viola season by season

1st	1980	2	0	0.00	1982	4	10	5.21
2nd	1981	13	7	2.48	1983	7	15	5.49
3rd	1982	19	13	2.87	1984	18	12	3.21
4th	1983	15	10	3.75	1985	18	14	4.09
5th	1984	12	17	3.03	1986	16	13	4.51
6th	1985	17	10	2.45	1987	17	10	2.90
7th	1986	21	11	3.14	1988	24	7	2.64
8th	1987	14	14	3.98	1989	13	17	3.66
9th	1988	5	8	4.24	1990	20	12	2.67
10th	1989	10	13	3.43	1991	13	15	3.97
11th	1990	13	13	4.59	1992	13	12	3.44
12th	1991	0	2	12.15	1993	11	8	3.14
13th	1993	8	10	4.94	1994	1	1	4.65
14th	1994	1	2	3.00	1995	0	1	6.28
15th	1995	8	3	4.98	1996	1	3	7.71
16th	1996	13	8	3.62	—	—	—	—
17th	1997	2	12	4.96	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA