Frank Viola vs. Dave Wickersham — Career Comparison

Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Dave Wickersham
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Frank Viola and Dave Wickersham 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 98 for Dave Wickersham, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 95 and 98 respectively. If forced to pick, Dave Wickersham gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Frank Viola and Dave Wickersham

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.99
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.54
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.48
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.46
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.99
53.99
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.4
54.4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.82
43.82
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.23
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.23
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.14
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
3.73
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
3.66
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3369
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1123
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1071
8.58
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.8
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
3.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
5.11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.45
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4761
38.16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.59
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4.13
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
4.12
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.28
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10870
34.49
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4321
34.63
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Frank Viola and Dave Wickersham

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.99
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3370
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1123.1
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.64
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.6
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.32
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
2.24
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.989
0.989
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.82
43.82
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Viola and Dave Wickersham

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
283
469.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
600
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
537.02
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
46.41
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
41.44
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.97
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.97
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
11.46
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
4.38
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
51.38
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
61.33
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.86
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
14.92
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
16.57
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
40
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
31.49
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.93
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
-12.72
-21.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.92
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
108
179.01
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
3.35
3.35
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
46.41
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.94
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0