Frank Viola
1982–1996 · bats L / throws L · ALS, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins, NLS, New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays
421G
.141AVG
.154OBP
.157SLG
26H
0HR
6RBI
0SB
176–150W–L
2,836IP
1,844K
3.73ERA
420GS
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 421 | 210 | 185 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .141 | .154 | .157 | .311 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,836.3 | 421 | 420 | 74 | 176 | 150 | 0 | 2,827 | 1,303 | 1,175 | 294 | 864 | 1,844 | 0 | 0 | 3.73 | 1.301 |
Streaks
2longest hitting streak · 1990-06-16 to 1990-06-22
2longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1992-09-30 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1983-07-16 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 30 | 11 strikeouts | 1984-09-07 | 1 in 218 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 210 | 100 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | .115 | .100 | .115 |
| Away | 211 | 110 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 21 | .163 | .173 | .194 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 60 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .050 | .045 | .100 |
| May | 69 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .192 | .194 | .192 |
| June | 67 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .100 | .091 | .100 |
| July | 71 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .133 | .129 | .167 |
| August | 78 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .179 | .182 | .205 |
| September | 70 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | .143 | .136 | .143 |
| October | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| athletics | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| new-york-yankees | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| toronto-blue-jays | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| california-angels | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| detroit-tigers | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| seattle-mariners | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| baltimore-orioles | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 |  Minnesota Twins | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 126 | 84 |
| 1983 | Minnesota Twins | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 210 | 127 |
| 1984 | Minnesota Twins | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 257 | 149 |
| 1985 | Minnesota Twins | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 250 | 135 |
| 1986 | Minnesota Twins | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 245 | 191 |
| 1987 | Minnesota Twins | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 251 | 197 |
| 1988 | Minnesota Twins | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 255 | 193 |
| 1989 | Minnesota Twins, New York Mets | 36 | 23 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .130 | 261 | 211 |
| 1990 |  New York Mets | 35 | 85 | 13 | – | 4 | – | .153 | 249 | 182 |
| 1991 | New York Mets | 35 | 71 | 9 | – | 1 | – | .127 | 231 | 132 |
| 1992 |  Boston Red Sox | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 238 | 121 |
| 1993 | Boston Red Sox | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 183 | 91 |
| 1994 | Boston Red Sox | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 31 | 9 |
| 1995 |  Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .167 | 14 | 4 |
| 1996 |  Toronto Blue Jays | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 18 |