Luis Aponte vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Luis Aponte
Baby BoomersVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican 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 Luis Aponte as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Aponte led in home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 94), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 125 vs 113). Frank Viola held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 81). Role difference aside, Luis Aponte holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Luis Aponte and Frank Viola

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.48
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.99
53.99
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.27
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
3.73
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2827
8.97
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.7
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.78
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
4.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.823
0.823
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.15
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
928
37.96
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.7
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.52
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4.13
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.06
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.68
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
837
34.24
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Luis Aponte and Frank Viola

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.94
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.51
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.45
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.45
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Aponte and Frank Viola

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
110
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
600
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
528.57
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
11.46
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.86
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.93
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
41
117.14
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA