Frank Viola vs. Ray Washburn — Career Comparison

Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ray Washburn
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Ray Washburn a clear advantage over Frank Viola across the core pitching metrics. Ray Washburn led in home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 94), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 113). Frank Viola held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 89). Ray Washburn was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Frank Viola and Ray Washburn

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.78
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.24
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.54
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.48
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.94
52.94
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.46
69.46
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.19
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
3.73
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.53
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3629
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1209.2
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2827
8.97
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1208
8.99
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.8
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
2.74
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
2.63
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
700
5.21
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.15
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11933
37.86
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5080
37.8
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.23
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4.13
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
4.05
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.28
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10870
34.49
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4703
34.99
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.86
37.86
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Frank Viola and Ray Washburn

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.78
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.24
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3629
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1209.2
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.68
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.61
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
2.38
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.28
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.081
1.081
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.285
1.285
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.46
69.46
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Viola and Ray Washburn

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
239
341.43
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
600
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
528.57
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
515.71
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
54.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
41.43
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.57
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.86
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.86
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.19
11.7
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
72.86
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
84.29
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
31.43
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
34.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
64.29
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.93
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.87
-5.53
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
28.57
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
201
287.14
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
50
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.57
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA