Roy Lee Jackson vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Roy Lee Jackson
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows 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 Roy Lee Jackson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Lee Jackson led in run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 94), home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 73), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 95). Frank Viola held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 92). Role difference aside, Roy Lee Jackson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Roy Lee Jackson and Frank Viola

Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
4.51
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.45
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.55
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.16
45.16
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.55
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
3.77
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1677
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
8.55
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.81
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
3.27
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
5.65
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.991
0.991
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.27
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2366
38.09
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.79
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
4.19
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.5
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.84
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.68
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2088
33.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Roy Lee Jackson and Frank Viola

Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
4.51
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1677
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.56
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.14
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.18
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.77
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.71
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.36
96.36
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Lee Jackson and Frank Viola

Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
282
5127.27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
421
1202.86
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
65.71
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
24.09
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
21.51
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
145.45
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.13
4.13
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Lee Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Lee Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA