Chuck Taylor vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Chuck Taylor
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational 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 Chuck Taylor as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chuck Taylor led in home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 73), walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 113), and run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 94). Frank Viola held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 75). Role difference aside, Chuck Taylor holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Chuck Taylor and Frank Viola

Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
4.52
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.48
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.99
53.99
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.46
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
3.73
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1821
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
8.54
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.64
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.4
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
2.74
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.61
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.732
0.732
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2471
36.64
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11933
37.86
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.97
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4.13
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.53
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.46
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2241
33.23
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Chuck Taylor and Frank Viola

Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
4.52
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1820
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
606.2
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.53
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.44
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.97
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chuck Taylor and Frank Viola

Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305
1591.3
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
421
1202.86
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
115
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
101
526.96
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
528.57
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
83.48
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
11
57.39
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.87
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.22
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.09
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
19.77
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
114.78
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
99.13
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.09
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.17
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
78.26
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.22
11.59
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.65
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
177.39
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
3.38
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
11
57.39
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.43
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA