George Jefferson vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

George Jefferson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, George Jefferson posted a stronger line than Frank Viola. George Jefferson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.92 vs 3.73) and home runs allowed (0.42 per nine innings vs 0.93). By the career numbers, George Jefferson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for George Jefferson and Frank Viola

George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.48
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.89
57.89
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.67
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.23
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.92
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
3.73
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
8.83
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
2.75
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.12
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
3.25
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.15
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
37.42
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11933
37.86
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.75
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4.13
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
33.83
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for George Jefferson and Frank Viola

George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.51
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.94
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.45
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.95
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.95
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.952
1.952
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.081
1.081
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.9
61.9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Jefferson and Frank Viola

George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
235.71
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
64.29
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.64
17.54
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
5.9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
41
117.14
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA