Stan Thomas vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Stan Thomas
Baby BoomersMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican 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 Stan Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Stan Thomas led in home run suppression (HR9+ 174 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 95). Frank Viola held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 73). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Stan Thomas.

Pitching Stats for Stan Thomas and Frank Viola

Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.77
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.48
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.32
15.32
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.31
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.7
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
3.73
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
265.1
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
8.92
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
3.73
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
4.17
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
38.84
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.42
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.58
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.09
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.68
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.406
1.406
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1007
34.16
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Stan Thomas and Frank Viola

Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.77
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
265.1
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.75
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.76
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.61
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.51
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.1
96.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.32
15.32
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Thomas and Frank Viola

Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
111
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
600
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
528.57
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
11.46
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.86
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.93
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
41
117.14
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA