Frank Viola vs. Adam Wainwright — Career Comparison

Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Adam Wainwright
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Frank Viola and Adam Wainwright 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 94 for Frank Viola and 90 for Adam Wainwright, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 95 and 98 respectively. If forced to pick, Frank Viola gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Frank Viola and Adam Wainwright

Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1.61
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.39
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.56
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.67
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.48
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.43
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.99
53.99
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.98
60.98
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.98
85.98
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
3.73
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
3.53
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
8005
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2668.1
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2577
8.69
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.79
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
2.74
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
2.48
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.13
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1844
5.85
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2202
7.43
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.17
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.27
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11933
37.86
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
11116
37.49
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4.13
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1117
3.77
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.34
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
0.68
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.86
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
10139
34.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.86
37.86
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.49
37.49

Fielding Stats for Frank Viola and Adam Wainwright

Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1.61
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.39
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
8005
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2668.1
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.18
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
1.09
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
1.92
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
1.89
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.081
1.081
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.98
85.98
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Viola and Adam Wainwright

Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508
359.43
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
600
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
528.57
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
744
526.42
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
101.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
65.09
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
27.59
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
36.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.62
34.4
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
152.83
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
120.28
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
38.92
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
53.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
84.91
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.2
29.86
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
19.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
250
176.89
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
3.39
3.39
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
52.36
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.12
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.78
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0