Bart Johnson vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Bart Johnson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Bart Johnson a clear advantage over Frank Viola across the core pitching metrics. Bart Johnson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 136 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 95). Frank Viola held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 100). Bart Johnson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bart Johnson and Frank Viola

Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.06
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.08
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.48
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.57
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.74
45.74
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.43
52.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.24
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.23
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.19
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
3.94
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
8.96
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.67
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
3.87
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
5.78
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.27
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3511
39.04
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.53
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
4.39
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.41
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3090
34.36
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Bart Johnson and Frank Viola

Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.06
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.08
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2430
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
810
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.64
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.04
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.18
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.76
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.69
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.2
96.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.43
52.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bart Johnson and Frank Viola

Bart Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
185
1088.24
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
102
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
547.06
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
117.65
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
100
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
65.71
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.63
33.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
135.29
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
141.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
41.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.71
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
105.88
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.12
36.02
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
111.76
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
41
117.14
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.37
5.37
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
29.41
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bart Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bart Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA