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Frank Viola

#65 PITCHER ALL-TIME
1982—1996
Starting Pitcher
BORN
April 19, 1960, in Hempstead, NY
THROWS
Left-Handed
PRIMARY TEAM
Minnesota Twins

What Pitches Did Frank Viola Throw?

Fastball
Change
Sweeping Curve
176
WINS
56.7
QUALITY START PCT
47.2
WAR
150
LOSSES
112
ERA+
41.3
WAR7
3.73
ERA
2.13
K / BB RATIO
22.2
WAR3
1844
STRIKEOUTS
1.30
WHIP
3.3
WAR PER SEASON
Sweet-throwing lefty who helped the Twins win their first World Series in 1987.
3-TIME
ALL-STAR
Twins
ALL-TIME TEAM
1987
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Frank Viola Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Viola
CAREER
47.2
WAR7
41.3
WAR5C
28.9
WAR3
22.2
JAWS
44.3
WAR PER SN
3.3
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
73.0
WAR7
49.8
WAR5C
30.3
WAR3
21.5
JAWS
61.4
WAR PER SN
4.5

Where Does Frank Viola Rank Among Pitchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
65
CAREER
NR
LONG PEAK
61
PRIME
72
SHORT PEAK
59
JAWS
90
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS