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 Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1982 MIN AL 22 P 22 22 126.0 18 1 15 2 0 .889 1.14 0.73 .961 1.80 0.73
1983 MIN AL 23 P 35 34 210.0 31 7 23 1 2 .968 1.29 0.86 .958 1.80 0.73
1984 MIN AL 24 P 35 35 257.2 33 6 26 1 1 .970 1.12 0.91 .958 1.79 0.70 CYA-6
1985 MIN AL 25 P 36 36 250.2 44 6 33 5 0 .886 1.40 1.08 .957 1.86 0.70
1986 MIN AL 26 P 37 37 245.2 32 8 21 3 1 .906 1.06 0.78 .959 1.83 0.68
1987 MIN AL 27 P 36 36 251.2 43 6 34 3 1 .930 1.43 1.11 .956 1.84 0.67 CYA-6
1988 MIN AL 28 P 35 35 255.1 37 5 30 2 1 .946 1.23 1.00 .962 1.78 0.67 AS,CYA-1,MVP-10
1989 TOT MLB 29 P 36 36 261.0 49 10 35 4 3 .918 1.55 1.25 .957 1.87 0.65
1989 MIN AL 29 P 24 24 175.2 36 7 26 3 1 .917 1.69 1.38 .961 1.87 0.66
1989 NYM NL 29 P 12 12 85.1 13 3 9 1 2 .923 1.27 1.00 .946 1.87 0.63
1990 NYM NL 30 P 35 35 249.2 46 11 34 1 1 .978 1.62 1.29 .957 1.80 0.58 AS,CYA-3
1991 NYM NL 31 P 35 35 231.1 44 6 34 4 1 .909 1.56 1.14 .957 1.86 0.59 AS
1992 BOS AL 32 P 35 35 238.0 55 6 47 2 6 .964 2.00 1.51 .953 1.72 0.56
1993 BOS AL 33 P 29 29 183.2 45 10 31 4 1 .911 2.01 1.41 .956 1.79 0.56
1994 BOS AL 34 P 6 6 31.0 4 0 4 0 1 1.000 1.16 0.67 .950 1.71 0.52
1995 CIN NL 35 P 3 3 14.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.26 0.67 .950 1.82 0.50
1996 TOR AL 36 P 6 6 30.1 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 1.19 0.67 .950 1.78 0.52
15 Seasons P 421 420 2836.1 487 84 371 32 19 .934 1.44 1.08 .957 1.81 0.65
15 Seasons TOT 421 420 2836.1 487 84 371 32 19 .934 1.44 1.08 .891 1.81 0.65
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1982 MIN AL 22 22 0 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 MIN AL 23 35 0 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 MIN AL 24 35 0 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 MIN AL 25 36 0 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 MIN AL 26 37 0 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 MIN AL 27 36 0 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 MIN AL 28 35 0 1 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 MIN AL 29 24 0 1 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 NYM NL 29 12 12 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 NYM NL 30 35 35 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 NYM NL 31 35 35 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 BOS AL 32 35 0 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 BOS AL 33 29 0 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 BOS AL 34 6 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 CIN NL 35 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 TOR AL 36 6 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Seasons 421 85 87 421 421 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1982 MIN AL 22 567 78% 22% 15 93% 0 1 0 1 16 10 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1983 MIN AL 23 972 77% 20% 22 91% 0 7 0 6 22 16 4 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 4 100%
1984 MIN AL 24 1077 79% 21% 24 100% 1 5 0 1 26 17 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 100%
1985 MIN AL 25 1090 81% 23% 26 96% 1 6 0 4 33 19 1 5 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1986 MIN AL 26 1091 75% 21% 24 79% 1 8 2 3 22 9 2 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 20%
1987 MIN AL 27 1056 75% 27% 31 94% 0 7 1 6 33 23 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 6 83%
1988 MIN AL 28 1056 76% 26% 25 92% 0 6 2 4 28 19 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 5 80%
1989 MIN AL 29 759 75% 30% 29 83% 0 7 3 4 26 20 0 3 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 10 70%
1989 NYM NL 29 362 72% 30% 12 75% 0 4 0 4 9 7 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 5 60%
1990 NYM NL 30 1066 77% 34% 38 89% 2 11 1 10 34 29 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 13 85%
1991 NYM NL 31 1012 82% 33% 32 97% 0 6 2 3 34 26 1 4 0 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 10 100%
1992 BOS AL 32 1033 79% 38% 47 98% 0 6 1 5 47 35 7 2 0 0 2 1 6 6 6 0 7 100%
1993 BOS AL 33 811 79% 33% 37 86% 5 9 3 5 32 22 2 4 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 7 71%
1994 BOS AL 34 144 82% 26% 3 100% 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 100%
1995 CIN NL 35 68 90% 25% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1996 TOR AL 36 154 73% 31% 5 60% 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 67%
15 Seasons 12318 78% 28% 371 91% 10 85 16 57 370 257 28 32 0 4 28 8 19 15 18 1 80 80%
MLB Averages 77% 30% 91% 87%

* 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.

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