Frank Viola vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Michael Wacha comes out ahead of Frank Viola in this starter comparison. Michael Wacha led in home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 95). Frank Viola held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 94). The edge goes to Michael Wacha.

Pitching Stats for Frank Viola and Michael Wacha

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.56
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.48
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.99
53.99
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
93.2
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
3.89
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.93
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
503
2.78
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.12
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
5.85
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4.13
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
4.13
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.28
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.25
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.68
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Frank Viola and Michael Wacha

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.18
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.64
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.6
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
93.2
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Viola and Michael Wacha

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
310
641.38
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
528.57
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
11.46
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.93
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
60
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100