Rick Lysander vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Rick Lysander
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Frank Viola built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Lysander as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Lysander led in home run suppression (HR9+ 206 vs 73), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 95), and run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 94). Frank Viola held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 67). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Rick Lysander.

Pitching Stats for Rick Lysander and Frank Viola

Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4.81
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.62
34.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
4.28
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
769
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.1
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
10.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2827
8.97
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.56
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
3.37
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.74
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
3.9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.56
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.27
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.15
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
39.46
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.58
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
4.99
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.19
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.68
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
35.04
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10870
34.49
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Rick Lysander and Frank Viola

Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4.81
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
769
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.1
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.26
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.98
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.18
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.32
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.25
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
0.467
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Lysander and Frank Viola

Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
137
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
600
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
528.57
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
11.46
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.86
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.93
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
41
117.14
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA