FRANK VIOLA

TORONTO BLUE JAYS · P · #16 · B/T L/L · AGE 66 · 6' 4" · 209 LB

Career Pitching

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	LG	WAR	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	FIP	ERA+	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	AWARDS
1982	22	MIN	AL	0.9	4	10	.286	5.21	22	22	3	1	126.0	152	77	73	22	38	2	84	0	1	4	543	1.51	4.56	82	10.86	1.57	2.71	6.00	2.21
1983	23	MIN	AL	0.1	7	15	.318	5.49	35	34	4	0	210.0	242	141	128	34	92	7	127	8	2	6	949	1.59	5.08	78	10.37	1.46	3.94	5.44	1.38
1984	24	MIN	AL	3.5	18	12	.600	3.21	35	35	10	4	257.2	225	101	92	28	73	1	149	4	1	6	1,047	1.16	3.92	131	7.86	0.98	2.55	5.20	2.04
1985	25	MIN	AL	3.9	18	14	.563	4.09	36	36	9	0	250.2	262	136	114	26	68	3	135	2	2	6	1,059	1.32	3.79	108	9.41	0.93	2.44	4.85	1.99
1986	26	MIN	AL	2.9	16	13	.552	4.51	37	37	7	1	245.2	257	136	123	37	83	0	191	3	0	12	1,053	1.38	4.22	96	9.42	1.36	3.04	7.00	2.30
1987	27	MIN	AL	5.4	17	10	.630	2.90	36	36	7	1	251.2	230	91	81	29	66	1	197	6	1	1	1,037	1.18	3.66	160	8.23	1.04	2.36	7.05	2.98
1988	28	MIN	AL	6.3	24	7	.774	2.64	35	35	7	2	255.1	236	80	75	20	54	2	193	3	1	5	1,031	1.14	2.95	155	8.32	0.70	1.90	6.80	3.57	AS,CY-1
1989	29	2TM	2LG	5.0	13	17	.433	3.66	36	36	9	2	261.0	246	115	106	22	74	4	211	4	1	8	1,082	1.23	3.14	104	8.48	0.76	2.55	7.28	2.85
1989	29	MIN	AL	3.2	8	12	.400	3.79	24	24	7	1	175.2	171	80	74	17	47	1	138	3	1	5	731	1.24	3.30	110	8.76	0.87	2.41	7.07	2.94
1989	29	NYM	NL	1.8	5	5	.500	3.38	12	12	2	1	85.1	75	35	32	5	27	3	73	1	0	3	351	1.20	2.80	97	7.91	0.53	2.85	7.70	2.70
1990	30	NYM	NL	5.8	20	12	.625	2.67	35	35	7	3	249.2	227	83	74	15	60	2	182	2	0	11	1,016	1.15	2.88	141	8.18	0.54	2.16	6.56	3.03	AS
1991	31	NYM	NL	2.5	13	15	.464	3.97	35	35	3	0	231.1	259	112	102	25	54	4	132	1	1	6	980	1.35	3.83	92	10.08	0.97	2.10	5.14	2.44	AS
1992	32	BOS	AL	3.7	13	12	.520	3.44	35	35	6	1	238.0	214	99	91	13	89	4	121	7	2	12	999	1.27	3.69	122	8.09	0.49	3.37	4.58	1.36
1993	33	BOS	AL	2.7	11	8	.579	3.14	29	29	2	1	183.2	180	76	64	12	72	5	91	6	0	5	787	1.37	4.12	147	8.82	0.59	3.53	4.46	1.26
1994	34	BOS	AL	0.3	1	1	.500	4.65	6	6	0	0	31.0	34	17	16	2	17	0	9	0	0	2	136	1.65	5.03	108	9.87	0.58	4.94	2.61	0.53
1995	35	CIN	NL	-0.1	0	1	.000	6.28	3	3	0	0	14.1	20	11	10	3	3	1	4	0	0	1	64	1.60	5.89	66	12.56	1.88	1.88	2.51	1.33
1996	36	TOR	AL	-0.2	1	3	.250	7.71	6	6	0	0	30.1	43	28	26	6	21	3	18	2	0	1	150	2.11	6.83	64	12.76	1.78	6.23	5.34	0.86
CAREER(15 Yrs)				42.7	176	150	.540	3.73	421	420	74	16	2836.1	2,827	1,303	1,175	294	864	39	1,844	48	12	86	11,933	1.30	3.81	112	8.97	0.93	2.74	5.85	2.13
PER SEASON				2.8	12	10	.540	3.73	28	28	5	1	189.0	188	87	78	20	58	3	123	3	1	6	796	1.30	3.81	112	8.97	0.93	2.74	5.85	2.13
MIN(8 Yrs)				26.2	112	93	.546	3.86	260	259	54	10	1772.2	1,775	842	760	213	521	17	1,214	29	9	45	7,450	1.30	3.89	111	9.01	1.08	2.65	6.16	2.33
NYM(3 Yrs)				10.1	38	32	.543	3.31	82	82	12	4	566.1	561	230	208	45	141	9	387	4	1	20	2,347	1.24	3.26	110	8.92	0.72	2.24	6.15	2.74
BOS(3 Yrs)				6.7	25	21	.543	3.40	70	70	8	2	452.2	428	192	171	27	178	9	221	13	2	19	1,922	1.34	3.96	130	8.51	0.54	3.54	4.39	1.24
CIN(1 Yr)				-0.1	0	1	.000	6.28	3	3	0	0	14.1	20	11	10	3	3	1	4	0	0	1	64	1.60	5.89	66	12.56	1.88	1.88	2.51	1.33
TOR(1 Yr)				-0.2	1	3	.250	7.71	6	6	0	0	30.1	43	28	26	6	21	3	18	2	0	1	150	2.11	6.83	64	12.76	1.78	6.23	5.34	0.86
AL(12 Yrs)				32.7	138	117	.541	3.82	336	335	62	12	2255.2	2,246	1,062	957	246	720	29	1,453	44	11	65	9,522	1.31	3.94	114	8.96	0.98	2.87	5.80	2.02
NL(4 Yrs)				10.0	38	33	.535	3.38	85	85	12	4	580.2	581	241	218	48	144	10	391	4	1	21	2,411	1.25	3.32	108	9.01	0.74	2.23	6.06	2.72

Postseason Pitching

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	LG	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	FIP	ERA+	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	AWARDS
1987	27	MIN	AL	3	1	.750	4.31	5	5	0	0	0	0	31.1	31	16	15	3	8	0	25	0	0	0	132	1.24	—	—	8.90	0.86	2.30	7.18	3.13
CAREER(1 Yr)				3	1	.750	4.31	5	5	0	0	0	0	31.1	31	16	15	3	8	0	25	0	0	0	132	1.24	—	—	8.90	0.86	2.30	7.18	3.13

Career Fielding

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	LG	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	FPCT	E	DP	RF/9	AWARDS
1982	22	MIN	AL	22	22	126.0	19	1	16	.895	2	0	1.21
1983	23	MIN	AL	35	34	210.0	30	7	22	.967	1	2	1.24
1984	24	MIN	AL	35	35	257.2	32	5	26	.969	1	1	1.08
1985	25	MIN	AL	36	36	250.2	44	6	33	.886	5	0	1.40
1986	26	MIN	AL	37	37	245.2	33	8	22	.909	3	1	1.10
1987	27	MIN	AL	36	36	251.2	43	7	33	.930	3	1	1.43
1988	28	MIN	AL	35	35	255.1	36	6	28	.944	2	1	1.20	AS,CY-1
1989	29	2TM	2LG	36	36	261.0	50	11	35	.920	4	3	1.59
1989	29	MIN	AL	24	24	175.2	36	7	26	.917	3	1	1.69
1989	29	NYM	NL	12	12	85.1	14	4	9	.929	1	2	1.37
1990	30	NYM	NL	35	35	249.2	46	11	34	.978	1	1	1.62	AS
1991	31	NYM	NL	35	35	231.1	44	6	34	.909	4	1	1.56	AS
1992	32	BOS	AL	35	35	238.0	55	6	47	.964	2	6	2.00
1993	33	BOS	AL	29	29	183.2	45	9	32	.911	4	1	2.01
1994	34	BOS	AL	6	6	31.0	4	0	4	1.000	0	1	1.16
1995	35	CIN	NL	3	3	14.1	2	0	2	1.000	0	0	1.26
1996	36	TOR	AL	6	6	30.1	4	2	2	1.000	0	0	1.19
CAREER(15 Yrs)				421	420	2836.1	487	85	370	.934	32	19	1.44
MIN(8 Yrs)				260	259	1772.2	273	47	206	.927	20	7	1.28
NYM(3 Yrs)				82	82	566.1	104	21	77	.942	6	4	1.56
BOS(3 Yrs)				70	70	452.2	104	15	83	.942	6	8	1.95
CIN(1 Yr)				3	3	14.1	2	0	2	1.000	0	0	1.26
TOR(1 Yr)				6	6	30.1	4	2	2	1.000	0	0	1.19
AL(12 Yrs)				336	335	2255.2	381	64	291	.932	26	15	1.42
NL(4 Yrs)				85	85	580.2	106	21	79	.943	6	4	1.55

Postseason Fielding

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	LG	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	FPCT	E	DP	RF/9	AWARDS
1987	27	MIN	AL	5	5	31.1	7	1	6	1.000	0	0	2.01
CAREER(1 Yr)				5	5	31.1	7	1	6	1.000	0	0	2.01

BOLD season figures led the league. BOLD ITALIC led all major leagues.

GLOSSARY

WAR: Wins above replacement (FanGraphs, via MLB)
W: Wins
L: Losses
W-L%: Winning percentage
ERA: Earned run average
G: Games pitched
GS: Games started
GF: Games finished
CG: Complete games
SHO: Shutouts
SV: Saves
IP: Innings pitched
H: Hits allowed
R: Runs allowed
ER: Earned runs allowed
HR: Home runs allowed
BB: Walks issued
IBB: Intentional walks issued
SO: Strikeouts recorded
HBP: Batters hit by a pitch
BK: Balks
WP: Wild pitches
BF: Batters faced
WHIP: Walks and hits per inning pitched
FIP: Fielding independent pitching (FanGraphs, via MLB)
ERA+: ERA against his league, adjusted for the parks he pitched in — 100 is average
H9: Hits allowed per nine innings
HR9: Home runs allowed per nine innings
BB9: Walks per nine innings
SO9: Strikeouts per nine innings
SO/W: Strikeouts per walk
INN: Innings played at this position
TC: Total chances
PO: Putouts
A: Assists
FPCT: Fielding percentage
E: Errors
DP: Double plays turned
RF/9: Range factor per nine innings

Career Pitching

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	LG	WAR	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	FIP	ERA+	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	AWARDS
1982	22	MIN	AL	0.9	4	10	.286	5.21	22	22	3	1	126.0	152	77	73	22	38	2	84	0	1	4	543	1.51	4.56	82	10.86	1.57	2.71	6.00	2.21
1983	23	MIN	AL	0.1	7	15	.318	5.49	35	34	4	0	210.0	242	141	128	34	92	7	127	8	2	6	949	1.59	5.08	78	10.37	1.46	3.94	5.44	1.38
1984	24	MIN	AL	3.5	18	12	.600	3.21	35	35	10	4	257.2	225	101	92	28	73	1	149	4	1	6	1,047	1.16	3.92	131	7.86	0.98	2.55	5.20	2.04
1985	25	MIN	AL	3.9	18	14	.563	4.09	36	36	9	0	250.2	262	136	114	26	68	3	135	2	2	6	1,059	1.32	3.79	108	9.41	0.93	2.44	4.85	1.99
1986	26	MIN	AL	2.9	16	13	.552	4.51	37	37	7	1	245.2	257	136	123	37	83	0	191	3	0	12	1,053	1.38	4.22	96	9.42	1.36	3.04	7.00	2.30
1987	27	MIN	AL	5.4	17	10	.630	2.90	36	36	7	1	251.2	230	91	81	29	66	1	197	6	1	1	1,037	1.18	3.66	160	8.23	1.04	2.36	7.05	2.98
1988	28	MIN	AL	6.3	24	7	.774	2.64	35	35	7	2	255.1	236	80	75	20	54	2	193	3	1	5	1,031	1.14	2.95	155	8.32	0.70	1.90	6.80	3.57	AS,CY-1
1989	29	2TM	2LG	5.0	13	17	.433	3.66	36	36	9	2	261.0	246	115	106	22	74	4	211	4	1	8	1,082	1.23	3.14	104	8.48	0.76	2.55	7.28	2.85
1989	29	MIN	AL	3.2	8	12	.400	3.79	24	24	7	1	175.2	171	80	74	17	47	1	138	3	1	5	731	1.24	3.30	110	8.76	0.87	2.41	7.07	2.94
1989	29	NYM	NL	1.8	5	5	.500	3.38	12	12	2	1	85.1	75	35	32	5	27	3	73	1	0	3	351	1.20	2.80	97	7.91	0.53	2.85	7.70	2.70
1990	30	NYM	NL	5.8	20	12	.625	2.67	35	35	7	3	249.2	227	83	74	15	60	2	182	2	0	11	1,016	1.15	2.88	141	8.18	0.54	2.16	6.56	3.03	AS
1991	31	NYM	NL	2.5	13	15	.464	3.97	35	35	3	0	231.1	259	112	102	25	54	4	132	1	1	6	980	1.35	3.83	92	10.08	0.97	2.10	5.14	2.44	AS
1992	32	BOS	AL	3.7	13	12	.520	3.44	35	35	6	1	238.0	214	99	91	13	89	4	121	7	2	12	999	1.27	3.69	122	8.09	0.49	3.37	4.58	1.36
1993	33	BOS	AL	2.7	11	8	.579	3.14	29	29	2	1	183.2	180	76	64	12	72	5	91	6	0	5	787	1.37	4.12	147	8.82	0.59	3.53	4.46	1.26
1994	34	BOS	AL	0.3	1	1	.500	4.65	6	6	0	0	31.0	34	17	16	2	17	0	9	0	0	2	136	1.65	5.03	108	9.87	0.58	4.94	2.61	0.53
1995	35	CIN	NL	-0.1	0	1	.000	6.28	3	3	0	0	14.1	20	11	10	3	3	1	4	0	0	1	64	1.60	5.89	66	12.56	1.88	1.88	2.51	1.33
1996	36	TOR	AL	-0.2	1	3	.250	7.71	6	6	0	0	30.1	43	28	26	6	21	3	18	2	0	1	150	2.11	6.83	64	12.76	1.78	6.23	5.34	0.86
CAREER(15 Yrs)				42.7	176	150	.540	3.73	421	420	74	16	2836.1	2,827	1,303	1,175	294	864	39	1,844	48	12	86	11,933	1.30	3.81	112	8.97	0.93	2.74	5.85	2.13
PER SEASON				2.8	12	10	.540	3.73	28	28	5	1	189.0	188	87	78	20	58	3	123	3	1	6	796	1.30	3.81	112	8.97	0.93	2.74	5.85	2.13
MIN(8 Yrs)				26.2	112	93	.546	3.86	260	259	54	10	1772.2	1,775	842	760	213	521	17	1,214	29	9	45	7,450	1.30	3.89	111	9.01	1.08	2.65	6.16	2.33
NYM(3 Yrs)				10.1	38	32	.543	3.31	82	82	12	4	566.1	561	230	208	45	141	9	387	4	1	20	2,347	1.24	3.26	110	8.92	0.72	2.24	6.15	2.74
BOS(3 Yrs)				6.7	25	21	.543	3.40	70	70	8	2	452.2	428	192	171	27	178	9	221	13	2	19	1,922	1.34	3.96	130	8.51	0.54	3.54	4.39	1.24
CIN(1 Yr)				-0.1	0	1	.000	6.28	3	3	0	0	14.1	20	11	10	3	3	1	4	0	0	1	64	1.60	5.89	66	12.56	1.88	1.88	2.51	1.33
TOR(1 Yr)				-0.2	1	3	.250	7.71	6	6	0	0	30.1	43	28	26	6	21	3	18	2	0	1	150	2.11	6.83	64	12.76	1.78	6.23	5.34	0.86
AL(12 Yrs)				32.7	138	117	.541	3.82	336	335	62	12	2255.2	2,246	1,062	957	246	720	29	1,453	44	11	65	9,522	1.31	3.94	114	8.96	0.98	2.87	5.80	2.02
NL(4 Yrs)				10.0	38	33	.535	3.38	85	85	12	4	580.2	581	241	218	48	144	10	391	4	1	21	2,411	1.25	3.32	108	9.01	0.74	2.23	6.06	2.72

Postseason Pitching

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	LG	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	FIP	ERA+	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	AWARDS
1987	27	MIN	AL	3	1	.750	4.31	5	5	0	0	0	0	31.1	31	16	15	3	8	0	25	0	0	0	132	1.24	—	—	8.90	0.86	2.30	7.18	3.13
CAREER(1 Yr)				3	1	.750	4.31	5	5	0	0	0	0	31.1	31	16	15	3	8	0	25	0	0	0	132	1.24	—	—	8.90	0.86	2.30	7.18	3.13

Career Fielding

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	LG	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	FPCT	E	DP	RF/9	AWARDS
1982	22	MIN	AL	22	22	126.0	19	1	16	.895	2	0	1.21
1983	23	MIN	AL	35	34	210.0	30	7	22	.967	1	2	1.24
1984	24	MIN	AL	35	35	257.2	32	5	26	.969	1	1	1.08
1985	25	MIN	AL	36	36	250.2	44	6	33	.886	5	0	1.40
1986	26	MIN	AL	37	37	245.2	33	8	22	.909	3	1	1.10
1987	27	MIN	AL	36	36	251.2	43	7	33	.930	3	1	1.43
1988	28	MIN	AL	35	35	255.1	36	6	28	.944	2	1	1.20	AS,CY-1
1989	29	2TM	2LG	36	36	261.0	50	11	35	.920	4	3	1.59
1989	29	MIN	AL	24	24	175.2	36	7	26	.917	3	1	1.69
1989	29	NYM	NL	12	12	85.1	14	4	9	.929	1	2	1.37
1990	30	NYM	NL	35	35	249.2	46	11	34	.978	1	1	1.62	AS
1991	31	NYM	NL	35	35	231.1	44	6	34	.909	4	1	1.56	AS
1992	32	BOS	AL	35	35	238.0	55	6	47	.964	2	6	2.00
1993	33	BOS	AL	29	29	183.2	45	9	32	.911	4	1	2.01
1994	34	BOS	AL	6	6	31.0	4	0	4	1.000	0	1	1.16
1995	35	CIN	NL	3	3	14.1	2	0	2	1.000	0	0	1.26
1996	36	TOR	AL	6	6	30.1	4	2	2	1.000	0	0	1.19
CAREER(15 Yrs)				421	420	2836.1	487	85	370	.934	32	19	1.44
MIN(8 Yrs)				260	259	1772.2	273	47	206	.927	20	7	1.28
NYM(3 Yrs)				82	82	566.1	104	21	77	.942	6	4	1.56
BOS(3 Yrs)				70	70	452.2	104	15	83	.942	6	8	1.95
CIN(1 Yr)				3	3	14.1	2	0	2	1.000	0	0	1.26
TOR(1 Yr)				6	6	30.1	4	2	2	1.000	0	0	1.19
AL(12 Yrs)				336	335	2255.2	381	64	291	.932	26	15	1.42
NL(4 Yrs)				85	85	580.2	106	21	79	.943	6	4	1.55

Postseason Fielding

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	LG	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	FPCT	E	DP	RF/9	AWARDS
1987	27	MIN	AL	5	5	31.1	7	1	6	1.000	0	0	2.01
CAREER(1 Yr)				5	5	31.1	7	1	6	1.000	0	0	2.01

BOLD season figures led the league. BOLD ITALIC led all major leagues.

GLOSSARY

WAR: Wins above replacement (FanGraphs, via MLB)
W: Wins
L: Losses
W-L%: Winning percentage
ERA: Earned run average
G: Games pitched
GS: Games started
GF: Games finished
CG: Complete games
SHO: Shutouts
SV: Saves
IP: Innings pitched
H: Hits allowed
R: Runs allowed
ER: Earned runs allowed
HR: Home runs allowed
BB: Walks issued
IBB: Intentional walks issued
SO: Strikeouts recorded
HBP: Batters hit by a pitch
BK: Balks
WP: Wild pitches
BF: Batters faced
WHIP: Walks and hits per inning pitched
FIP: Fielding independent pitching (FanGraphs, via MLB)
ERA+: ERA against his league, adjusted for the parks he pitched in — 100 is average
H9: Hits allowed per nine innings
HR9: Home runs allowed per nine innings
BB9: Walks per nine innings
SO9: Strikeouts per nine innings
SO/W: Strikeouts per walk
INN: Innings played at this position
TC: Total chances
PO: Putouts
A: Assists
FPCT: Fielding percentage
E: Errors
DP: Double plays turned
RF/9: Range factor per nine innings