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Frank
Viola		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 219
 
Born: April 19, 1960 in Usa, NY, HEMPSTEAD
 
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1984 24 MON NL 5 13 .278 27 27 0 0 0 144.7 183 78 25 52 98 4.85 .309 .364 .491 .855 0.0
1985 25 MON NL 0 1 .000 3 3 0 0 0 9.7 17 12 4 4 6 11.18 .378 .429 .756 1.184 0.0
1988 28 LAD NL 0 1 .000 3 3 1 0 0 14.3 16 13 1 7 11 8.16 .281 .359 .456 .816 0.0
1991 31 LAD NL 3 6 .333 14 14 0 0 0 66.0 72 36 9 39 43 4.91 .277 .375 .408 .783 0.8
4 Years Sim 8 21 .276 47 47 1 0 0 234.7 288 139 39 102 158 5.33 .302 .370 .479 .849 0.8
Season Average 2 5 .286 11 11 0 0 0 58.7 72 34 9 25 39 5.33 .302 .370 .479 .849  
Career Highs 5 13 .333 27 27 1 0 0 144.7 183 78 25 52 98 11.18 .378 .429 .756 1.184  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1984 24 MON NL 27 43 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 17 .047 .068 .070 .138 -2.0 0.0
1985 25 MON NL 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1988 28 LAD NL 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
1991 31 LAD NL 14 17 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .118 .167 .176 .343 0.2 0.0
4 Years Sim 47 67 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 23 .075 .101 .104 .206 -1.8 0.0
162 Game Average 230 3 17 6 0 0 6 0 0 6 79 .075 .101 .104 .206 -6.1  
Career Highs 27 43 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 17 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1984 24 MON NL P 27 27 144.7 8 23 1 1 .969 1.93    
1985 25 MON NL P 3 3 9.7 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.93    
1988 28 LAD NL P 3 3 14.3 2 2 0 0 1.000 2.51    
1991 31 LAD NL P 14 14 66.0 5 15 1 4 .952 2.73    
Career Totals   47 47 234.7 15 41 2 5 .966 2.15    
Career Highs   27 27 144.7 8 23 1 4 1.000 2.73    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Homeruns Allowed
1984-3-25
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Rich Scheid (975)
  2. Carlos Zambrano (974)
  3. Jay Tibbs (970)
  4. Andy Van Hekken (969)
  5. Robinson Checo (969)
  6. Philip Nastu (968)
  7. Willie Blair (968)
  8. Gary Beare (968)
  9. Joe Klink (967)
  10. Rick Jones (967)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Montreal in 1982
Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Montreal in 1982
Injured on 8/3/1982 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week
Earned first career win on 4/5/1984
Had first career hit (double) on 5/23/1984, off Rick Ownbey (PIT)
Injured on 9/29/1985 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week
Traded from Montreal to Los Angeles on 3/2/1986 (Going to LAD: P F. Viola. Going to MON: P P. Redfern)
Injured on 5/29/1986 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season
Injured on 8/23/1987 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 6 days
 
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