Frank Viola vs. Elbert Williams — Career Comparison

Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Elbert Williams
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Frank Viola and Elbert Williams are fairly close on the surface numbers. Elbert Williams had the edge in home runs allowed (0.26 per nine innings vs 0.93). By the career numbers, Elbert Williams had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Frank Viola and Elbert Williams

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.75
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.09
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.56
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.58
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.23
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.66
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.79
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
8.05
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.26
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
3.61
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.12
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
5.03
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.66
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
38.81
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.66
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.91
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
33.63
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Frank Viola and Elbert Williams

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.76
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.09
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.71
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.1
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
3.2
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.09
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.7
96.7
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.081
1.081
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Viola and Elbert Williams

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
51
306
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
100
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
534
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10
60
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
42
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
20.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
90
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
102
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
54
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
48
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
96
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
7.95
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
42
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
41
117.14
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA