Frank Viola vs. Ed Whitson — Career Comparison

Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ed Whitson
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Frank Viola a clear advantage over Ed Whitson across the core pitching metrics. Frank Viola led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 93), strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 97), and run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 83). Ed Whitson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 77 vs 73). Frank Viola was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Frank Viola and Ed Whitson

Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.82
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.34
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.51
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.49
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.6
50.6
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.67
73.67
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.14
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
3.79
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6720
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2827
8.97
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.85
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
698
2.8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.22
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1266
5.09
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.15
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9479
38.09
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
4.2
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.41
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.31
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.64
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8573
34.45
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Frank Viola and Ed Whitson

Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.82
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
1.33
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6720
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.49
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.18
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
1.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.68
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.6
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.98
94.98
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.45
73.45
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Viola and Ed Whitson

Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
461
411
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
673
600
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
528.57
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576
513.52
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
64.19
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
55.27
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.02
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.92
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
11.46
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.81
11.42
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
74.89
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
80.24
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.86
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
21.4
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
44.58
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.93
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-0.63
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.05
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
169
150.67
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
22
62.86
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
70.43
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.67
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA