Santo Alcala vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Santo Alcala
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Frank Viola a clear advantage over Santo Alcala across the core pitching metrics. Frank Viola led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 77), strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 95), and run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 78). Santo Alcala held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 79 vs 73). Frank Viola was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Santo Alcala and Frank Viola

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.45
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.19
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.48
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
56
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.99
53.99
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.53
48.53
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.76
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
9.28
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2827
8.97
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.37
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
5.05
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
39.81
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.98
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.54
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
34.65
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10870
34.49
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.81
39.81
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Santo Alcala and Frank Viola

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.45
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.19
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.58
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.01
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.18
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.59
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.647
0.647
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.53
48.53
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Santo Alcala and Frank Viola

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
68
510
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
80
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
532.5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
8
60
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
16.84
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
90
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
67.5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-2.8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.93
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
1.95
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
7
52.5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA