Frank Viola stats

Last played for the Toronto Blue Jays, 1996

Starting Pitcher · #19

Age 66 · 6' 4"

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Frank Viola played 15 MLB seasons, 1982 to 1996.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
421
W
176
L
150
ERA
3.73
IP
2,836.1
K
1,844
BB
864
WHIP
1.30

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1982MIN224105.21126.084381.51
1983MIN357155.49210.0127921.59
1984MIN3518123.21257.2149731.16
1985MIN3618144.09250.2135681.32
1986MIN3716134.51245.2191831.38
1987MIN3617102.90251.2197661.18
1988MIN352472.64255.1193541.14
1989MIN/NYM3613173.66261.0211741.23
1990NYM3520122.67249.2182601.15
1991NYM3513153.97231.1132541.35
1992BOS3513123.44238.0121891.27
1993BOS291183.14183.291721.37
1994BOS6114.6531.09171.65
1995CIN3016.2814.1431.60
1996TOR6137.7130.118212.11

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
5
W
3
L
1
ERA
4.35
IP
31.0
K
25
BB
8
WHIP
1.26

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
238
CG
74
SHO
16
K/9
5.9
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
86

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1982MIN8316.00004
1983MIN11405.40006
1984MIN221045.20006
1985MIN20904.80006
1986MIN18717.000012
1987MIN26717.00001
1988MIN25726.80005
1989MIN/NYM21927.30008
1990NYM25736.600011
1991NYM20305.10006
1992BOS23614.600012
1993BOS16214.50005
1994BOS2002.60002
1995CIN0002.50001
1996TOR1005.30001

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
66 yearsApr 19, 1960
Height
6' 4"
Debut
1982
Birthplace
Hempstead, NY
AL Cy Young
1988
World Series MVP
1987

What were Frank Viola's career stats?

Frank Viola played 15 seasons for the Twins, the Mets, the Red Sox, the Reds and the Blue Jays. He had 176 wins and 1,844 strikeouts with a 3.73 ERA over 2,836.1 innings. His best season was 1988: 24 wins, a 2.64 ERA and 193 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 1 postseason, 1982 to 1996

Frank Viola led MLB in wins (1988); finished top 10 in a stat 10 times.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 122nd in strikeouts (pitching) (1,844)
  • 166th in wins (pitching) (176)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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