Frank Viola vs. Eddie Watt — Career Comparison

Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Eddie Watt
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Frank Viola built a career as a starting pitcher and Eddie Watt as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eddie Watt led in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 95). Frank Viola held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 97). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Eddie Watt.

Pitching Stats for Frank Viola and Eddie Watt

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
5.61
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.35
51.35
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.09
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
3.73
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.91
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1979
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
659.2
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
7.23
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.23
7.23
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.5
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
3.47
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
5.85
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.3
6.3
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.27
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.33
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11933
37.86
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2728
37.22
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.27
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4.13
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.33
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2417
32.98
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.86
37.86
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22

Fielding Stats for Frank Viola and Eddie Watt

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
5.6
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1980
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.37
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.19
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.61
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.55
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Viola and Eddie Watt

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
421
1202.86
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
411
2221.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
111
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
540.54
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
102.7
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
65.71
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
81.08
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.22
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.62
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.43
40.14
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
156.76
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
140.54
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.65
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.05
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.53
35.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.43
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
167.57
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.62
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.22
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA