Bob File vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican 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 Bob File as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Frank Viola posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.315 compared to 4.2 and 1.464 for Bob File. By the career numbers, Frank Viola had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob File and Frank Viola

Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.48
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.99
53.99
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
8.89
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.48
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
4.45
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
38.24
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.37
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.68
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Bob File and Frank Viola

Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.54
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.34
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob File and Frank Viola

Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
421
1202.86
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
11.46
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.86
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.93
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA