Justin Thompson vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Justin Thompson
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Justin Thompson comes out ahead of Frank Viola in this starter comparison. Justin Thompson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 95). Frank Viola held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 99). The edge goes to Justin Thompson.

Pitching Stats for Justin Thompson and Frank Viola

Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.6
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.57
45.57
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.06
98.06
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
4.02
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
648.2
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
8.78
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
1.01
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.93
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
3.26
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.12
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
5.94
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
5.85
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.15
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2739
38
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
4.44
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.28
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.35
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.85
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.68
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2453
34.03
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Justin Thompson and Frank Viola

Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
648.2
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.33
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.25
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.6
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.58
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.107
1.107
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.081
1.081
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.06
98.06
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Justin Thompson and Frank Viola

Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
4414.29
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
421
1202.86
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.72
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
11.46
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.79
-33.83
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.93
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA