First name: Frank
Last name: Viola
Birthdate: 1960-04-19
Bats: L Throws: L
RetroID: violf001
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NYN | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1 |
| 1990 | NYN | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 1991 | NYN | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 1995 | CIN | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 2.8 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NYN | 29 | -3 | -3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NYN | 92 | -13 | -13 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -4 | 9.3 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYN | 83 | -10 | -10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 8.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0 |
| 1995 | CIN | 6 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 210 | -27 | -27 | 0 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | -5 | - | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0 |
| Year | Team | Lg | G | GS | IP | R | XR | DR | IP/G | RPW | Role | LgAdj | R+ | LI | R_lev+ | WAM | W | L | WAR | VS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | MIN | AL | 22 | 5.6 | 126.0 | 77 | 67 | -2 | 5.73 | 10.3 | 0.11 | 0.04 | -7 | 1.00 | -7 | -0.7 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 6 |
| 1983 | MIN | AL | 35 | 9.3 | 210.0 | 141 | 111 | 0 | 6.00 | 10.7 | 0.11 | 0.04 | -26 | 1.00 | -26 | -2.4 | 2.2 | 7.0 | -0.5 | 7 |
| 1984 | MIN | AL | 35 | 11.4 | 257.7 | 101 | 132 | 11 | 7.36 | 9.4 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 26 | 1.00 | 26 | 2.8 | 8.5 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 26 |
| 1985 | MIN | AL | 36 | 11.4 | 250.7 | 136 | 134 | 0 | 6.96 | 10.1 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 4 | 1.00 | 4 | 0.4 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 18 |
| 1986 | MIN | AL | 37 | 11.0 | 245.7 | 136 | 129 | -2 | 6.64 | 10.1 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 17 |
| 1987 | MIN | AL | 36 | 11.2 | 251.7 | 91 | 141 | 5 | 6.99 | 9.5 | 0.19 | 0.04 | 51 | 1.00 | 51 | 5.4 | 11.0 | 0.2 | 7.7 | 33 |
| 1988 | MIN | AL | 35 | 11.4 | 255.3 | 80 | 125 | 5 | 7.29 | 8.6 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 45 | 1.00 | 45 | 5.2 | 10.9 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 33 |
| 1989 | NYN | NL | 12 | 3.8 | 85.3 | 35 | 36 | -1 | 7.11 | 8.4 | 0.08 | -0.04 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 6 |
| 1989 | MIN | AL | 24 | 8.1 | 175.7 | 80 | 91 | 0 | 7.32 | 9.5 | 0.18 | 0.04 | 15 | 1.00 | 15 | 1.6 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 17 |
| 1990 | NYN | NL | 35 | 11.5 | 249.7 | 83 | 113 | -4 | 7.13 | 8.2 | 0.14 | -0.01 | 38 | 1.00 | 38 | 4.6 | 10.3 | 1.1 | 6.9 | 31 |
| 1991 | NYN | NL | 35 | 10.5 | 231.3 | 112 | 105 | -9 | 6.61 | 9.0 | 0.15 | -0.01 | 6 | 1.00 | 6 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 18 |
| 1992 | BOS | AL | 35 | 10.4 | 238.0 | 99 | 123 | 6 | 6.80 | 9.5 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 22 | 1.00 | 22 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 22 |
| 1993 | BOS | AL | 29 | 8.0 | 183.7 | 76 | 103 | 5 | 6.33 | 9.9 | 0.17 | 0.01 | 26 | 1.00 | 26 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 20 |
| 1994 | BOS | AL | 6 | 1.4 | 31.0 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 5.17 | 10.6 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3 |
| 1995 | CIN | NL | 3 | 0.6 | 14.3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4.77 | 10.5 | 0.11 | -0.01 | -4 | 1.00 | -4 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 0 |
| 1996 | TOR | AL | 6 | 1.4 | 30.3 | 28 | 18 | -1 | 5.05 | 12.0 | 0.17 | 0.01 | -8 | 1.00 | -8 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 1.4 | -0.4 | 0 |
| Career | 421 | 127 | 2836.4 | 1303 | 1453 | 13 | 193 | 193 | 21.9 | 85.4 | 41.6 | 48.2 | 257 | |||||||
| Year | Team | Chances | OAA | OAA adj |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | MIN | 19 | -1.0 | -1 |
| 1983 | MIN | 29 | -2.0 | -2 |
| 1984 | MIN | 32 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1985 | MIN | 35 | -2.0 | -2 |
| 1986 | MIN | 29 | -3.0 | -3 |
| 1987 | MIN | 37 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1988 | MIN | 32 | -1.0 | -1 |
| 1989 | NYN | 12 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1989 | MIN | 31 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NYN | 43 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 1991 | NYN | 42 | -2.0 | -2 |
| 1992 | BOS | 55 | 4.0 | 4 |
| 1993 | BOS | 41 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 1994 | BOS | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1995 | CIN | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1996 | TOR | 5 | -1.0 | -1 |
| 448 | -6.0 | -6 |
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | MIN | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | Lg | G | GS | IP | R | XR | DR | IP/G | RPW | Role | LgAdj | R+ | LI | R_lev+ | WAM | W | L | WAR | VS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | MIN | MLB | 5 | 1.4 | 31.3 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 6.26 | 10.6 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 3 | 1.00 | 3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3 |
| Career | 5 | 1.4 | 31.3 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3 | |||||||
| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing. |
| Play+ | plays made above average per ball in play |
| GB+ | ground ball plays above average per ball in play |
| DP Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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