How Frank Viola's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Frank Viola totaled 420 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 1986, posting 37, well above the starting pitcher average of 18.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1995 at 3, well below the starting pitcher average of 14.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 29 in 1993 to 3 in 1995 and 6 in 1996, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 3 to 37 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Frank Viola Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Season Avg.2899.76
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Frank Viola Starts Per Season

Frank Viola's Starts 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 Starts per season line chart

Frank Viola Starts by Team

Frank Viola's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Frank Viola career Starts by team bar chart

Frank Viola Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Frank Viola's career Starts, 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 Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Frank Viola Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Frank Viola's seasonal Starts 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 Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Frank Viola Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Frank Viola's MLB career with Starts 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.
Frank Viola Starts season-by-season breakdown table