Josh Towers vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Josh Towers
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Josh Towers a clear advantage over Frank Viola across the core pitching metrics. Josh Towers led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 208 vs 113), home run suppression (HR9+ 89 vs 73), and run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 94). Frank Viola held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 78). Josh Towers was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Josh Towers and Frank Viola

Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.71
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.38
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.55
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.68
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.58
80.58
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
4.95
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
887
10.92
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2827
8.97
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.5
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.93
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.51
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
2.74
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
4.79
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.43
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3158
38.86
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
5.43
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.28
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.84
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.68
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2960
36.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10870
34.49
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.86
38.86
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Josh Towers and Frank Viola

Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.71
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.38
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.05
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.29
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.44
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.34
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.96
95.96
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.081
1.081
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.58
80.58
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Towers and Frank Viola

Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
4633.33
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
421
1202.86
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
533.33
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.23
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
11.46
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-41.21
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.93
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
41
117.14
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
62.86
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA