Jim Tobin vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Jim Tobin
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Jim Tobin posted a stronger line than Frank Viola. Jim Tobin posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.44 vs 3.73) and home runs allowed (0.51 per nine innings vs 0.93). By the career numbers, Jim Tobin had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jim Tobin and Frank Viola

Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.36
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.08
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.53
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.39
48.39
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.09
79.09
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.74
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.23
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
3.44
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
3.73
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5700
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1900
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1929
9.14
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2827
8.97
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.51
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
2.64
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
2.74
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.12
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
2.36
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.13
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.15
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8074
38.25
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.22
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
4.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4.13
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.28
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7490
35.48
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10870
34.49
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Jim Tobin and Frank Viola

Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
1.34
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8509
27
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2836.1
9
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.27
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.18
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
1.55
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.44
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.43
93.43
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.024
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Tobin and Frank Viola

Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
396
268.78
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
884
600
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
540.27
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
124.21
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
86.88
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
23
65.71
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
23.76
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.04
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.54
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
37.33
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.25
57.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
186.65
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
180.54
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
54.98
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
69.23
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
112.67
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.75
58.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.04
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
109.95
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
117.14
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.46
5.46
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.39
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.93
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA