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Frank Viola

Frank Viola

1982–1996  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws L  ·  6'4", 200 lb  ·  b. 1960 Hempstead, NY

Also in Triple-A  ·  Double-A  ·  High-A

Career 176–150 · 3.73 ERA · 1,844 SO · 2836.1 IP · 421 G · 26 H · 6 RBI · .141 AVG

Seasons leading his league
3
1 best in baseball 2 league only
21 Top-5 finishes
3 Title seasons
3 Categories led
1988 Best season

Spanning 1988–1992, peaking at 1 titles in 1988.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons ×2
Team records #6 Mets 1990 W #7 Twins career SO #9 Twins career W #10 Twins 1988 W

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 1,719th League titles 3
  • 1,857th Best in baseball 1
  • 1,441st Top-5 finishes 21

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Pitcher Assists 1 1st — 1992 AL 47
Innings Pitched 1 1st — 1990 NL 249.2 1989 #2
Wins 1 1st — 1988 24 1985 #3 1990 #2
Complete Games — #3 — 1989 #3
Shutouts — #3 — 1984 #3 1990 #3
Strikeouts — #3 — 1988 #3 1989 #3
Earned Run Average — #2 — 1987 #2 1988 #3

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1992 1 P A 47
1990 1 IP 249.2
1988 1 W 24

Pitching

  led the league   15 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1982 MIN AL 4 10 5.21 22 22 0 126.0 152 73 22 38 84 1.51
1983 MIN AL 7 15 5.49 35 34 0 210.0 242 128 34 92 127 1.59
1984 MIN AL 18 12 3.21 35 35 0 257.2 225 92 28 73 149 1.16
1985 MIN AL 18 14 4.09 36 36 0 250.2 262 114 26 68 135 1.32
1986 MIN AL 16 13 4.51 37 37 0 245.2 257 123 37 83 191 1.38
1987 MIN AL 17 10 2.90 36 36 0 251.2 230 81 29 66 197 1.18
1988 MIN AL 24 7 2.64 35 35 0 255.1 236 75 20 54 193 1.14
1989 MIN +1 AL 13 17 3.66 36 36 0 261.0 246 106 22 74 211 1.23
1990 NYN NL 20 12 2.67 35 35 0 249.2 227 74 15 60 182 1.15
1991 NYN NL 13 15 3.97 35 35 0 231.1 259 102 25 54 132 1.35
1992 BOS AL 13 12 3.44 35 35 0 238.0 214 91 13 89 121 1.27
1993 BOS AL 11 8 3.14 29 29 0 183.2 180 64 12 72 91 1.37
1994 BOS AL 1 1 4.65 6 6 0 31.0 34 16 2 17 9 1.65
1995 CIN NL 0 1 6.28 3 3 0 14.1 20 10 3 3 4 1.60
1996 TOR AL 1 3 7.71 6 6 0 30.1 43 26 6 21 18 2.11
Career — — 176 150 3.73 421 420 0 2836.1 2,827 1,175 294 864 1,844 1.30

Batting

15 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1982 MIN AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1983 MIN AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1984 MIN AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1985 MIN AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1986 MIN AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1987 MIN AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1988 MIN AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1989 MIN +1 AL 36 23 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 .130 .167 .130 .297
1990 NYN NL 35 85 4 13 0 0 0 4 0 20 0 .153 .153 .153 .306
1991 NYN NL 35 71 2 9 2 0 0 1 2 13 0 .127 .151 .155 .306
1992 BOS AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1993 BOS AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1994 BOS AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1995 CIN NL 3 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
1996 TOR AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
Career — — 421 185 8 26 3 0 0 6 3 41 0 .141 .154 .157 .311

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1982 MIN AL P 22 22 126.0 1 15 2 0 18 .889 0.73
1983 MIN AL P 35 34 210.0 7 23 1 2 31 .968 0.86
1984 MIN AL P 35 35 257.2 6 26 1 1 33 .970 0.91
1985 MIN AL P 36 36 250.2 6 33 5 0 44 .886 1.08
1986 MIN AL P 37 37 245.2 8 21 3 1 32 .906 0.78
1987 MIN AL P 36 36 251.2 6 34 3 1 43 .930 1.11
1988 MIN AL P 35 35 255.1 5 30 2 1 37 .946 1.00
1989 MIN AL P 36 36 261.0 10 35 4 3 49 .918 1.25
1990 NYN NL P 35 35 249.2 11 34 1 1 46 .978 1.29
1991 NYN NL P 35 35 231.1 6 34 4 1 44 .909 1.14
1992 BOS AL P 35 35 238.0 6 47 2 6 55 .964 1.51
1993 BOS AL P 29 29 183.2 10 31 4 1 45 .911 1.41
1994 BOS AL P 6 6 31.0 0 4 0 1 4 1.000 0.67
1995 CIN NL P 3 3 14.1 0 2 0 0 2 1.000 0.67
1996 TOR AL P 6 6 30.1 2 2 0 0 4 1.000 0.67
Career — — P 421 420 2836.1 84 371 32 19 487 .934 1.08