Frank Viola vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

The numbers give Zack Wheeler a clear advantage over Frank Viola across the core pitching metrics. Zack Wheeler led in home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 95). Frank Viola held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 100). Zack Wheeler was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Frank Viola and Zack Wheeler

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.56
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.48
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.99
53.99
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.76
99.76
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
3.73
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.86
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
2.74
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.12
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
5.85
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.4
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11933
37.86
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4.13
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.28
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.66
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.86
37.86
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Frank Viola and Zack Wheeler

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.18
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.89
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.56
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.5
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.66
96.66
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.021
1.021
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.76
99.76
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Viola and Zack Wheeler

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
81.73
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
63.16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.82
18.24
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
94.74
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
24.15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.48
8.33
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
128
237.77
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
50.15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA