How Frank Viola's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Frank Viola totaled 11,933 career Batters Faced, well above the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 1989, posting 1,082, well above the starting pitcher average of 509.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1995 at 64, well below the starting pitcher average of 417.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 787 in 1993 to 64 in 1995 and 150 in 1996, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 64 to 1,082 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Frank Viola Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Frank Viola
| Frank Viola
Batters Faced | Frank Viola
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 11933 | 37.86 |
| Season Avg. | 795.53 | 37.86 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4591.8 | 37.86 |
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Frank Viola Batters Faced Per Season
Frank Viola's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Frank Viola Batters Faced by Team
Frank Viola's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Frank Viola Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Frank Viola's career Batters Faced, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Frank Viola Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Frank Viola's seasonal Batters Faced alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Frank Viola Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Frank Viola's MLB career with Batters Faced alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
