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Frank John Viola

First name: Frank

Last name: Viola

Birthdate: 1960-04-19

Bats: L   Throws: L

RetroID: violf001

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1989NYN0.40.00.40.10.20.21
1990NYN1.20.01.2-0.20.21.01
1991NYN1.10.01.10.10.40.61
1995CIN0.10.00.10.00.00.00
Career2.80.02.80.00.81.83

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1989NYN29-3-31-100000308.80.00.00.00.00
1990NYN92-13-130-10-100011-49.3-0.40.00.0-0.40
1991NYN83-10-10-100000010-18.8-0.10.00.0-0.10
1995CIN6-1-100000001010.00.00.00.00.00
Career210-27-270-20-100025-5--0.50.00.0-0.50

Pitching

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

Defense

Pitcher Defense

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

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1987MIN0.00.00.00.00.00.00
Career0.00.00.00.00.00.00

Postseason Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1987MIN10000000000010.40.00.00.00.00
Career100000000000-0.00.00.00.00

Postseason Pitching

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

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - 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.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher 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 StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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