Frank Viola vs. Albert Williams — Career Comparison

Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Albert Williams
Baby BoomersNicaraguaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Frank Viola and Albert Williams 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 96 for Albert Williams, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 95 and 95 respectively. If forced to pick, Albert Williams gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Frank Viola and Albert Williams

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.68
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.36
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.49
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Albert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.53
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.95
47.95
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.83
80.83
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Albert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
4.24
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1928
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
642.2
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2827
8.97
Albert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
670
9.38
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.93
Albert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.95
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Albert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Albert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
3.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Albert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.24
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
3.67
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Albert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.25
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Albert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Albert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2752
38.54
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Albert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
4.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.28
Albert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Albert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.68
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.97
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10870
34.49
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2481
34.74
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Albert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Albert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Albert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Frank Viola and Albert Williams

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.68
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.36
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1928
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
642.2
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.6
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.18
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.1
Albert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.83
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.68
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.43
93.43
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.6
91.6
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.83
80.83
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Viola and Albert Williams

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
120
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
600
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
528.57
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
11.46
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.86
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.93
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
41
117.14
Albert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Albert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
Albert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA