Sean Doolittle vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Sean Doolittle
MillenialSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Frank Viola built a career as a starting pitcher and Sean Doolittle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sean Doolittle led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 161 vs 113), home run suppression (HR9+ 114 vs 73), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 126 vs 95). Role difference aside, Sean Doolittle holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Sean Doolittle and Frank Viola

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.52
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.48
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.48
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.24
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
3.73
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
7.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.96
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.93
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
2.74
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
10.42
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
5.85
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1801
35.97
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11933
37.86
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.35
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.34
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4.13
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1665
33.25
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.97
35.97
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Sean Doolittle and Frank Viola

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.18
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.78
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
1.55
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.74
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.44
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Doolittle and Frank Viola

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
69600
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
421
1202.86
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
11.46
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.86
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-112.87
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.93
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA