Steve Avery vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Steve Avery comes out ahead of Frank Viola in this starter comparison. Steve Avery led in home run suppression (HR9+ 101 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 95). Frank Viola held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 97). The edge goes to Steve Avery.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Frank Viola

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.56
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.56
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.48
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.15
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.68
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Frank Viola

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.081
1.081
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Frank Viola

Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
49.7
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA