Kevin Tapani vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Kevin Tapani
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Kevin Tapani a clear advantage over Frank Viola across the core pitching metrics. Kevin Tapani led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 140 vs 113), home run suppression (HR9+ 84 vs 73), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 95). Frank Viola held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 105). Kevin Tapani was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Tapani and Frank Viola

Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
1.41
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.57
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.56
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.5
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.36
53.36
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.06
98.06
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.1
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1094
4.35
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
6795
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
2265
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2407
9.56
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2827
8.97
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.03
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.93
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
2.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
2.74
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.12
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.12
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1482
5.89
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
5.85
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.17
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.21
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9600
38.15
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1168
4.64
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.32
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.307
1.307
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8845
35.15
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10870
34.49
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.15
38.15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Kevin Tapani and Frank Viola

Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
1.41
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
6795
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
2265
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.62
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.15
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.18
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.81
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.78
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.081
1.081
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.06
98.06
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Tapani and Frank Viola

Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 600 PA
361
696.46
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
503.54
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
528.57
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
77.17
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
61.74
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.58
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.86
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.43
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.95
21.12
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
100.32
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
108.04
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.01
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.44
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
65.59
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.34
14.16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.87
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 600 PA
105
202.57
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
2.96
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
63.67
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
22
62.86
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.72
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.86
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA