Ted Bowsfield vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Ted Bowsfield
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Ted Bowsfield 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 92 for Ted Bowsfield and 94 for Frank Viola, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 96 and 95 respectively. If forced to pick, Ted Bowsfield gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Frank Viola

Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
2.92
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.17
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.53
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.68
48.68
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
4.35
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
9.5
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2827
8.97
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.86
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
3.52
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
4.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2920
39.68
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.69
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
5.01
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.28
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2649
36
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10870
34.49
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Frank Viola

Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
2.92
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.17
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1989
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.67
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.56
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.1
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.23
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.62
91.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.43
93.43
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Frank Viola

Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
235
705
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
200
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
173
519
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
528.57
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
22
66
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
18
54
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.53
16.6
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
27
81
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
108
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
57
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
81
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
7.97
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
66
198
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
3.03
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
39
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA