Frank Viola vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Frank Viola and Lefty Williams are fairly close on the surface numbers. Frank Viola carried a career ERA of 3.73 against Lefty Williams's 4.41. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Frank Viola and Lefty Williams — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Viola and Lefty Williams

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.56
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.48
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.99
53.99
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.23
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4.41
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2827
8.97
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
9.24
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
2.74
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
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
148
3.71
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1522
38.12
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
5.23
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.68
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Frank Viola and Lefty Williams

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.53
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.99
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.081
1.081
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.62
64.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Viola and Lefty Williams

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
166
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
538.55
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
23
65.71
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
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
3
8.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
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
10.87
39.28
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
41
117.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10
36.14
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