Denny Lemaster vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Denny Lemaster
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Denny Lemaster and Frank Viola are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 95 for Denny Lemaster and 94 for Frank Viola, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 93 and 95 respectively. If forced to pick, Frank Viola gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Denny Lemaster and Frank Viola

Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
1.25
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.45
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.53
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.75
69.75
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.33
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.23
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.58
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
3.73
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5363
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1787.2
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1703
8.57
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
0.93
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
3.02
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.37
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
6.57
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
5.85
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.44
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.15
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7552
38.02
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.92
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4.13
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.28
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6911
34.79
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10870
34.49
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.02
38.02
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Denny Lemaster and Frank Viola

Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
1.25
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5364
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1788
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.39
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
1.17
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.18
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.63
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.56
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.868
0.868
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.75
69.75
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny Lemaster and Frank Viola

Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
357
335.74
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
552
519.12
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
528.57
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
67.71
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
56.43
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
6.58
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.76
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.48
17.38
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
87.46
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
98.75
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.51
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
33.86
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
53.61
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.24
6.81
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
30.09
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
192
180.56
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
44.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.64
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.7
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA