Frank Viola
Frank John Viola (Sweet Music)
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 209 lb.

Born: April 19, 1960 in Hempstead, NY
High School: East Meadow (East Meadow, NY)
School: St. John's University
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 6, 1982
Final Game: May 28, 1996
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1988 28 MIN AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-10
1989 29 TOT MLB 13 29 23 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .130 .167 .130 .297 -12 3 0 0 5 0 0 1
1989 29 MIN AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 29 NYM NL 12 29 23 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .130 .167 .130 .297 -12 3 0 0 5 0 0 1
1990 30 NYM NL 35 92 85 4 13 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 20 .153 .153 .153 .306 -15 13 1 0 7 0 0 1 AS,CYA-3
1991 31 NYM NL 35 83 71 2 9 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 13 .127 .151 .155 .306 -13 11 1 0 10 0 0 1 AS
1995 35 CIN NL 3 6 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .333 .500 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 /1
15 Seasons 87 210 185 8 26 3 0 0 6 0 0 3 41 .141 .154 .157 .311 -12 29 2 0 22 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 391 344 15 48 6 0 0 11 0 0 6 76 .141 .154 .157 .311 -12 54 4 0 41 0 0
NYM (3 yrs) 82 204 179 8 25 2 0 0 6 0 0 3 40 .140 .154 .151 .305 -14 27 2 0 22 0 0
MIN (8 yrs) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 3 6 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .333 .500 28 2 0 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 85 210 185 8 26 3 0 0 6 0 0 3 41 .141 .154 .157 .311 -12 29 2 0 22 0 0
AL (12 yrs) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1989 29 TOT MLB 29 25 1 1.1 86 .188 .130 .248 .167 .315 .130 .370 .297 .684 -12 .081 -3.3 -0.4 .200 .043 .000
1989 29 NYM NL 29 25 1 1.1 86 .188 .130 .248 .167 .315 .130 .370 .297 .684 -12 .081 -3.3 -0.4 .200 .043 .000
1990 30 NYM NL 92 80 2 0.7 98 .200 .153 .264 .153 .331 .153 .397 .306 .728 -15 .031 -13.7 -1.4 .178 .000 .000
1991 31 NYM NL 83 73 2 0.7 93 .155 .127 .257 .151 .324 .155 .384 .306 .708 -13 .040 -10.8 -1.1 .206 .056 .028
1995 35 CIN NL 6 5 0 0.0 107 .200 .167 .271 .167 .340 .333 .421 .500 .761 28 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .400 .167 .167
15 Seasons 210 183 5 0.7 95 .181 .141 .260 .154 .326 .157 .390 .311 .716 -12 .038 -28.4 -3.0 .199 .032 .016
162 Game Avg. 391 341 9 0.7 95 .181 .141 .260 .154 .326 .157 .390 .311 .716 -12 .038 -28.4 -3.0 .199 .032 .016
NYM (3 yrs) 204 178 5 0.8 94 .180 .140 .259 .154 .326 .151 .388 .305 .714 -14 .040 -27.8 -2.9 .192 .028 .011
CIN (1 yr) 6 5 0 0.0 107 .200 .167 .271 .167 .340 .333 .421 .500 .761 28 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .400 .167 .167
NL (4 yrs) 210 183 5 0.7 95 .181 .141 .260 .154 .326 .157 .390 .311 .716 -12 .038 -28.4 -3.0 .199 .032 .016

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1987 27 MIN AL WS STL W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1988 MIN AL 28 as P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 NYM NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 NYM NL 31
3 Seasons (2 Appearances) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1989 29 TOT MLB 29 0.0% 24.1% 3.5% 0.0% 0% 7.00 3.3 23.0 2.75 4.67 55% 10% 0.0% 25%
1989 29 NYM NL 29 0.0% 24.1% 3.5% 0.0% 0% 7.00 3.3 23.0 2.75 4.67 55% 10% 0.0% 25%
1990 30 NYM NL 92 0.0% 21.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.3 21.3 1.46 2.28 71% 14% 0.0% 31%
1991 31 NYM NL 83 0.0% 15.7% 2.4% 2.4% 22% 6.50 5.5 71.0 2.35 4.00 70% 7% 0.0% 35%
1995 35 CIN NL 6 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 16.7% 100% 6.0 0.67 1.00 83% 20% 0.0% 33%
15 Seasons 210 0.0% 19.5% 1.4% 1.4% 12% 13.67 4.5 30.8 1.82 3.00 69% 11% 0.0% 32%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1989 29 TOT MLB 1 0 50% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
1989 29 NYM NL 1 0 50% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
1990 30 NYM NL 1 0 31% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
1991 31 NYM NL 2 0 18% 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1995 35 CIN NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Seasons 4 0 28% 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0% 5 5 0 3 3 0 3 3 0
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1989 29 TOT MLB 29 76% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83% 9 0 0% 9 3 33% 19 2 11% 1 1 100% 3 1 33% 0
1989 29 NYM NL 29 76% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83% 9 0 0% 9 3 33% 19 2 11% 1 1 100% 3 1 33% 0
1990 30 NYM NL 92 62% 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 88% 17 1 6% 21 4 19% 63 5 8% 5 1 20% 5 0 0% 0
1991 31 NYM NL 83 59% 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 91% 17 1 6% 25 7 28% 58 1 2% 3 0 0% 8 4 50% 0
1995 35 CIN NL 6 67% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 5 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
15 Seasons 210 63% 26 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 25 22 88% 44 2 5% 57 14 25% 145 8 6% 11 2 18% 16 5 31% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1989 29 TOT MLB 29 79 2.72 60 76% 15% 20% 30% 35% 85% 0% 65% 76% 66% 3% 1 0 3% 1 0 0% 0 0 43% 0 0 0
1989 29 NYM NL 29 79 2.72 60 76% 15% 20% 30% 35% 85% 0% 65% 76% 66% 3% 1 0 3% 1 0 0% 0 0 43% 0 0 0
1990 30 NYM NL 91 237 2.60 191 81% 12% 22% 29% 38% 88% 0% 71% 75% 80% 0% 0 0 2% 2 0 1% 1 0 37% 1 0 0
1991 31 NYM NL 83 208 2.51 167 80% 13% 16% 31% 41% 87% 0% 70% 82% 70% 0% 0 0 1% 1 1 2% 2 0 31% 0 0 0
1995 35 CIN NL 6 20 3.33 13 65% 23% 15% 23% 38% 77% 0% 50% 80% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 100% 0 0 0
4 Seasons 209 544 2.60 431 79% 13% 19% 29% 39% 87% 0% 69% 78% 73% 0% 1 0 2% 4 1 1% 3 0 38% 1 0 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1989 29 14 29 23 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .130 .167 .130 .297 -12 3 0 0 5 0 0
1990 30 49 121 108 6 16 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 27 .148 .156 .148 .304 -14 16 1 0 12 0 0
1991 31 84 204 179 8 25 2 0 0 6 0 0 3 40 .140 .154 .151 .305 -14 27 2 0 22 0 0
1992 32 84 204 179 8 25 2 0 0 6 0 0 3 40 .140 .154 .151 .305 -14 27 2 0 22 0 0
1993 33 84 204 179 8 25 2 0 0 6 0 0 3 40 .140 .154 .151 .305 -14 27 2 0 22 0 0
1994 34 84 204 179 8 25 2 0 0 6 0 0 3 40 .140 .154 .151 .305 -14 27 2 0 22 0 0
1995 35 87 210 185 8 26 3 0 0 6 0 0 3 41 .141 .154 .157 .311 -12 29 2 0 22 0 0
1996 36 87 210 185 8 26 3 0 0 6 0 0 3 41 .141 .154 .157 .311 -12 29 2 0 22 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1989 29 13 25 24 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 .167 .200 .167 .367 1 13
1990 30 35 85 85 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 20 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 35
1991 31 35 74 72 2 10 2 0 0 1 0 2 13 .139 .162 .167 .329 2 35
1995 35 3 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
4 Seasons 86 191 188 8 14 2 0 0 6 0 3 41 .074 .089 .085 .174 5 86
162 Game Avg. 162 360 354 15 26 4 0 0 11 0 6 77 .074 .089 .085 .174 9 86

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1988 (P)
1990 *
1991 *

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1987-AL-Babe Ruth Award
1987-ML-WS MVP
1988-AL-Cy Young
1988-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1988-AL-10-10%
0.10 Career Shares (893rd)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1984-AL--6--1%
1987-AL--6--4%
1988-AL--1--99%
1990-NL--3--16%
1 Cy Young
1.20 Career Shares (38th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1991 NL--10--10th

Salary s c a p y
1989 AL--$2,766,666--1st
1991 NL--$3,166,667--9th
1992 AL--$4,833,333--3rd

                           

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