How Frank Viola's Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings Compares to Similar Players

Frank Viola posted a career Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings of 4.13, near the starting pitcher average of 4.45 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings season came in 1988, posting 2.82, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.15 that year. The highest point came in 1996 at 8.31, well above the starting pitcher average of 5.09 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.72 in 1993 to 6.91 in 1995 and 8.31 in 1996. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings profile — ranging from 2.82 to 8.31 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Frank Viola Lifetime Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings

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Frank Viola Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings Per Season

Frank Viola's Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings 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 Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings per season line chart

Frank Viola Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings by Team

Frank Viola's career Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Frank Viola career Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings by team bar chart

Frank Viola Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Frank Viola's career Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Frank Viola Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings year-over-year waterfall chart

Frank Viola Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Frank Viola's seasonal Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings 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 Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings distribution box chart versus comparable players

Frank Viola Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Frank Viola's MLB career with Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings 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 Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings season-by-season breakdown table