Frank Viola vs. Matt Wise — Career Comparison

Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Matt Wise
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Frank Viola built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Wise as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Wise led in home run suppression (HR9+ 87 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 94), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 113). Frank Viola held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 101). Role difference aside, Matt Wise holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Frank Viola and Matt Wise

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.93
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.51
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.23
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
951
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
8.46
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.93
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.14
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
3.01
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
5.85
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
6.93
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349
38.3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.33
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
4.66
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.28
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.68
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.82
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
34.38
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.3
38.3

Fielding Stats for Frank Viola and Matt Wise

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.93
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.51
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
951
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.18
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.88
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
1.55
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.36
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.44
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.31
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Viola and Matt Wise

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
421
1202.86
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
15675
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
528.57
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
65.71
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
39.05
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.86
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
54.31
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
62.86
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Matt Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Wise
Career
Per 600 PA