Frank Viola vs. Earl Wilson — Career Comparison

Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Earl Wilson
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Frank Viola and Earl Wilson 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 93 for Earl Wilson, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 95 and 91 respectively. If forced to pick, Frank Viola gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Frank Viola and Earl Wilson

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.48
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.36
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.53
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.48
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.48
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.61
52.61
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.72
91.72
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.23
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.3
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
3.73
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
3.69
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6155
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2051.2
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1863
8.17
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.93
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.04
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
796
3.49
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.15
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
5.85
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1452
6.37
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.27
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.35
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.15
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8677
38.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4.13
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
934
4.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.28
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7842
34.4
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Frank Viola and Earl Wilson

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.48
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.36
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6155
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2051.2
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.1
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
2.22
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
2.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.47
94.47
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.081
1.081
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.72
91.72
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Viola and Earl Wilson

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
405
289.98
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
838
600
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
740
529.83
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
103.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
65.16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.59
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
37.95
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.9
58.64
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
195.47
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
154.65
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
68.02
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
79.47
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
122.43
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.81
54.28
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.58
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
47.97
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
271
194.03
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
3.09
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
15.75
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.86
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.01
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA