Dick Joyce vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Dick Joyce
Silent GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dick Joyce posted a stronger line than Frank Viola. Dick Joyce posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.77 vs 3.73) and WHIP (1.231 vs 1.315). By the career numbers, Dick Joyce 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 Dick Joyce and Frank Viola

Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
3.73
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.31
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.77
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.12
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
4.85
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.27
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.15
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
38.08
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.85
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.28
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
35.31
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10870
34.49
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Dick Joyce and Frank Viola

Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.27
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
1.55
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.44
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Joyce and Frank Viola

Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
5
750
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
11.46
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.86
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.93
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA