Frank Viola vs. Taijuan Walker — Career Comparison

Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Taijuan Walker
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Frank Viola and Taijuan Walker 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 99 for Taijuan Walker, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 95 and 92 respectively. If forced to pick, Frank Viola gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Frank Viola and Taijuan Walker

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.77
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.03
52.03
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.63
91.63
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
4.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3834
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
8.53
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.93
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.31
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
3.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.12
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
5.85
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1088
7.66
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5423
38.19
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
654
4.61
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.28
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.23
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4883
34.39
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Frank Viola and Taijuan Walker

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.77
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3834
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.64
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.28
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.1
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.04
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.92
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.46
94.46
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.081
1.081
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.63
91.63
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Viola and Taijuan Walker

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
421
1202.86
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
252
1270.59
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
119
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
564.71
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
90.76
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
65.71
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
75.63
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.04
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.13
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.07
20.53
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
115.97
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
105.88
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.25
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.29
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
60.5
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
8.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.04
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
54
272.27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
20.17
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.13
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
Taijuan Walker
Career
Per 600 PA