Wilmer Font vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Wilmer Font
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth 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 Wilmer Font as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Frank Viola led in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 96), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 80), and home run suppression (HR9+ 73 vs 60). Wilmer Font held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 113). Role difference aside, Frank Viola holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Wilmer Font and Frank Viola

Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
5.7
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.31
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.92
22.92
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
5.82
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
9.49
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2827
8.97
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.96
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.93
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.8
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
8.9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
5.85
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.27
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
39.88
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.36
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.87
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.28
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
35.6
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10870
34.49
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Wilmer Font and Frank Viola

Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
5.7
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.31
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.18
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
1.55
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.44
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.43
93.43
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.92
22.92
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wilmer Font and Frank Viola

Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
9600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
421
1202.86
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
528.57
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
65.71
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
30.56
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.86
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
48.79
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
62.86
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA