Josh Johnson vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Josh Johnson
MillenialMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Josh Johnson a clear advantage over Frank Viola across the core pitching metrics. Josh Johnson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 186 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 140 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 136 vs 95). Frank Viola held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 105). Josh Johnson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Josh Johnson and Frank Viola

Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.53
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.44
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.52
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.41
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.48
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.31
56.31
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.99
53.99
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
3.4
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
3.73
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2994
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
998
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
8.36
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.67
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
3.05
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.27
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
8.25
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
5.85
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.27
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4176
37.66
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11933
37.86
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.7
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4.13
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.42
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.23
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.72
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.68
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.73
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Josh Johnson and Frank Viola

Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.53
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.44
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2994
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
998
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.87
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.2
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.14
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.07
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.05
97.05
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.081
1.081
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Johnson and Frank Viola

Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
171
322.64
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
318
600
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
513.21
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
528.57
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
64.15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
49.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.43
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.66
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.09
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.59
18.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
90.57
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
90.57
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.42
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
47.17
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
67.92
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.22
4.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.42
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
146
275.47
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
2.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
60.38
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.77
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA