Frank Viola vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lefty Williams posted a stronger line than Frank Viola. Lefty Williams posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.13 vs 3.73) and WHIP (1.238 vs 1.315). By the career numbers, Lefty 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 Lefty Williams

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.15
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.56
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.62
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.48
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.36
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.99
53.99
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.08
63.08
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.42
80.42
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.23
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.61
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
3.73
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.13
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3558
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
8.51
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.23
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
2.74
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
2.63
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.12
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
3.91
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.35
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11933
37.86
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4799
36.42
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4.13
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
3.77
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.28
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4406
33.44
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.86
37.86
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.42
36.42

Fielding Stats for Frank Viola and Lefty Williams

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
1.34
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8509
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2836.1
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.18
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
1.55
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.44
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.43
93.43
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.47
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.339
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Viola and Lefty Williams

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
190
255.03
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
600
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
528.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
384
515.44
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
81.88
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
23
65.71
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
67.11
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.05
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.71
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.77
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.25
25.83
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
103.36
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
127.52
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
40.27
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
38.93
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
79.19
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.14
24.35
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.34
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
44.3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
112
150.34
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3.99
3.99
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
38.93
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA