Frank Viola vs. Mitch Williams — Career Comparison

Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Mitch Williams
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Frank Viola built a career as a starting pitcher and Mitch Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mitch Williams led in home run suppression (HR9+ 137 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 94), and strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 114). Frank Viola held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 57). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mitch Williams.

Pitching Stats for Frank Viola and Mitch Williams

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
8.06
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.56
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.59
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.76
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.69
43.69
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.5
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
3.73
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.65
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2074
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
691.1
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
6.99
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.64
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
7.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.08
7.08
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
5.85
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
8.59
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.742
1.742
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.27
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.57
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.68
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3119
40.6
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
5.45
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4.13
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
4.13
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.39
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.564
1.564
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2460
32.03
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6

Fielding Stats for Frank Viola and Mitch Williams

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
8.06
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2074
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
691.1
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.27
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.18
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.98
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.1
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.22
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
1.55
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.38
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.44
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.16
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.43
93.43
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.96
83.96
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.144
0.144
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Viola and Mitch Williams

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
421
1202.86
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
21847.06
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
65.71
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
54.39
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
39.55
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA