Al Aber vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Al Aber
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Frank Viola built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Aber as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Frank Viola posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.315 compared to 4.18 and 1.459 for Al Aber. By the career numbers, Frank Viola had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Aber and Frank Viola

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.88
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.55
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.58
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.98
48.98
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.86
17.86
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.1
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
9.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2827
8.97
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
3.7
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
3.91
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.15
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
39.25
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.76
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
4.74
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.28
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1532
35.41
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10870
34.49
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Al Aber and Frank Viola

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.91
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.67
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.31
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.1
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.16
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.98
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Aber and Frank Viola

Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
168
861.54
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
100
512.82
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
528.57
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
65.71
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
12.76
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
112.82
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.41
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
7.31
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
41
210.26
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.85
2.85
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA