Frank Viola vs. Rick Waits — Career Comparison

Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Rick Waits
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Frank Viola and Rick Waits 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 97 for Rick Waits, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 95 and 95 respectively. If forced to pick, Rick Waits gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Frank Viola and Rick Waits

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
2
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.2
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.2
46.2
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.94
59.94
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.23
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.3
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
4.25
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4281
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
1427
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2827
8.97
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514
9.55
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.69
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
3.58
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.21
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
4.16
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.15
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6152
38.8
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.28
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
741
4.67
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.4
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.21
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.68
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.02
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10870
34.49
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5475
34.53
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.8
38.8

Fielding Stats for Frank Viola and Rick Waits

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
2
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.2
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4281
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
1427
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.57
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.59
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
2.21
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.72
97.72
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.081
1.081
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.94
59.94
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Viola and Rick Waits

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
421
1202.86
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
197400
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
11.46
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.93
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-263.73
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0