Frank Viola vs Jack Morris

Frank Viola Jack Morris

Frank Viola and Jack Morris compared on their MLB careers: Frank Viola played 15 seasons, 1982 to 1996, Jack Morris 18 seasons, 1977 to 1994. Frank Viola has 176 wins to Jack Morris's 254. Frank Viola won 1 title, Jack Morris won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Frank Viola and Jack Morris career totals

421	GP	549
176	W	254
150	L	186
3.7	ERA	3.9
2836.1	IP	3824.2
1,844	K	2,478
864	BB	1,390
1.3	WHIP	1.3
0	SV	0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Frank Viola and Jack Morris postseason

5	GP	13
16	R	34
31	H	83

Where each stands all time

Frank Viola and Jack Morris all-time places

122nd (1,844)	Strikeouts (pitching)	43rd (2,478)
166th (176)	Wins (pitching)	42nd (254)

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

Frank Viola: 1 championship; World Series MVP, AL Cy Young
Jack Morris: 4 championships; World Series MVP

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.

Frank Viola and Jack Morris season by season

1st	1982	4	10	5.21	1977	1	1	3.72
2nd	1983	7	15	5.49	1978	3	5	4.33
3rd	1984	18	12	3.21	1979	17	7	3.27
4th	1985	18	14	4.09	1980	16	15	4.18
5th	1986	16	13	4.51	1981	14	7	3.05
6th	1987	17	10	2.90	1982	17	16	4.06
7th	1988	24	7	2.64	1983	20	13	3.34
8th	1989	13	17	3.66	1984	19	11	3.60
9th	1990	20	12	2.67	1985	16	11	3.33
10th	1991	13	15	3.97	1986	21	8	3.27
11th	1992	13	12	3.44	1987	18	11	3.38
12th	1993	11	8	3.14	1988	15	13	3.94
13th	1994	1	1	4.65	1989	6	14	4.86
14th	1995	0	1	6.28	1990	15	18	4.51
15th	1996	1	3	7.71	1991	18	12	3.43
16th	—	—	—	—	1992	21	6	4.04
17th	—	—	—	—	1993	7	12	6.19
18th	—	—	—	—	1994	10	6	5.60

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA