Brett Anderson vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Brett Anderson
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Brett Anderson a clear advantage over Frank Viola across the core pitching metrics. Brett Anderson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 145 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 94), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 113). Frank Viola held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 87). Brett Anderson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brett Anderson and Frank Viola

Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.75
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.66
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.53
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.58
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.52
47.52
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
4.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3421
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140.1
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1217
9.61
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2827
8.97
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.61
9.61
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.91
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.4
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
2.74
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.12
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
6.09
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
5.85
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4828
38.1
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
572
4.51
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.28
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.06
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.68
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.334
1.334
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4438
35.03
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10870
34.49
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Brett Anderson and Frank Viola

Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.75
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.66
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3421
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140.1
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.27
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.84
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.77
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.14
96.14
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.009
1.009
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brett Anderson and Frank Viola

Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
222
972.26
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
137
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
115
503.65
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
528.57
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
52.55
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
39.42
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.14
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.14
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
8.35
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
11.46
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.69
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
96.35
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.52
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.86
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.28
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.03
-8.91
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.93
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.8
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
62
271.53
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
52.55
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.28
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA