Frank Viola vs. Brandon Woodruff — Career Comparison

Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Brandon Woodruff
MillenialMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Brandon Woodruff a clear advantage over Frank Viola across the core pitching metrics. Brandon Woodruff led in home run suppression (HR9+ 132 vs 73), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 141 vs 95), and run prevention (ERA+ 138 vs 94). Brandon Woodruff was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Frank Viola and Brandon Woodruff

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.72
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.53
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.56
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.64
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.48
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.99
53.99
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.43
65.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.44
89.44
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
3.73
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
7.01
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.93
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.01
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
2.74
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.12
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
5.85
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
10.52
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.52
10.52
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.13
6.13
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11933
37.86
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2984
36.05
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4.13
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.25
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.28
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.52
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.034
1.034
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2742
33.12
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.86
37.86
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.05
36.05

Fielding Stats for Frank Viola and Brandon Woodruff

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.72
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.33
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.53
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.46
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.18
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.86
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
1.55
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.35
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.44
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.32
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.32
97.32
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.44
89.44
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Viola and Brandon Woodruff

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
147
683.72
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
129
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
534.88
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
102.33
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
65.71
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
79.07
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.6
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.26
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.94
32.28
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
134.88
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
130.23
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.26
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.56
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
29.56
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.91
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
51
237.21
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
8
37.21
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA