Steve Trout vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Steve Trout
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Steve Trout and Frank Viola are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 92 for Steve Trout and 94 for Frank Viola, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 97 and 95 respectively. If forced to pick, Frank Viola gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Steve Trout and Frank Viola

Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.41
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.53
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.55
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.89
48.89
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.41
78.41
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
4.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
4504
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
1501.1
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1665
9.98
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2827
8.97
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.54
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
578
3.46
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
3.93
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.27
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6550
39.27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
791
4.74
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.25
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.19
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.68
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5824
34.91
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10870
34.49
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Steve Trout and Frank Viola

Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.41
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
4504
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
1501.1
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.46
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.86
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.13
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.1
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
2.45
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
2.32
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.62
94.62
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.081
1.081
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.41
78.41
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.17
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Trout and Frank Viola

Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
301
651.99
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
600
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
515.52
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
528.57
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
82.31
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
77.98
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
23
65.71
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.33
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.33
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.83
14.8
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
86.64
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
101.81
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
38.99
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.49
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
58.48
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
10.34
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.49
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
78
168.95
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
3.55
3.55
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
62.82
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.17
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA