Ian Anderson vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Ian Anderson
Gen ZNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Ian Anderson and Frank Viola are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 99 for Ian Anderson and 94 for Frank Viola, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 98 and 95 respectively. If forced to pick, Ian Anderson gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Ian Anderson and Frank Viola

Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.89
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.7
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.56
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.48
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.99
53.99
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.22
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
845
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
281.2
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
8.24
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.99
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.93
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.09
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.12
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
8.63
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
5.85
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.413
1.413
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.27
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.15
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
38.89
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.41
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.28
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.67
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1077
34.41
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Ian Anderson and Frank Viola

Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.89
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
845
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
281.2
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.89
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.18
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.6
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.53
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ian Anderson and Frank Viola

Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
59
863.41
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
541.46
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
3.9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
11.46
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.86
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.13
-31.11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.93
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
424.39
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.41
1.41
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA