Frank Viola vs. Darrin Winston — Career Comparison

Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Darrin Winston
Gen XNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Frank Viola built a career as a starting pitcher and Darrin Winston as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Frank Viola posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.315 compared to 5.84 and 1.324 for Darrin Winston. By the career numbers, Frank Viola had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Viola and Darrin Winston

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
8.27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.56
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.99
53.99
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.84
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2827
8.97
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
9.49
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.93
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.68
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
2.74
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
4.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.757
0.757
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.97
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
39.89
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.46
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.32
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10870
34.49
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
36.24
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Frank Viola and Darrin Winston

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
8.27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.73
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.18
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.73
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
1.55
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.46
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.46
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.177
0.177
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Viola and Darrin Winston

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
421
1202.86
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
5100
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
528.57
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
65.71
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
99.33
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.86
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
112.5
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA