P Frank Viola #55
Age: 47 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
11/06/1969
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P FRANK VIOLA #55 - AGE: 47 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 2 2 2 5
Movement 3 3 3 4
Control 8 8 8 8
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 4 6
Curveball 4 6
Changeup 1 6
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 86-88 Mph
Stamina 8
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 8
Defense 4
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 10
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Viola has great knowledge of the game.
High: Loyalty, Intelligence
Low: Greed
Birthday:04/19/1922
Born in:Hempstead, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:17 Years, 8 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 16 Days
Pro Service:22 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1946 Montreal - FORT 24 31 31 11 16 0 3.93 243.0 242 129 106 25 88 107 16 1 1.36 .264 4.16 1.7 94
1947 Montreal - FORT 25 33 33 15 17 0 4.48 263.0 277 142 131 25 102 105 18 1 1.44 .275 4.51 2.8 96
1948 Montreal - FORT 26 33 33 16 12 0 3.90 254.0 259 124 110 23 72 134 13 1 1.30 .282 3.93 5.1 115
1949 Montreal - FORT 27 32 32 17 11 0 3.59 251.0 238 111 100 18 87 128 13 1 1.29 .264 3.70 5.2 120
1950 Montreal - FORT 28 33 33 11 14 0 5.00 264.2 278 153 147 41 111 108 16 0 1.47 .265 5.32 1.5 93
1951 St. Louis - FORT 29 32 32 10 17 0 5.10 219.0 249 140 124 33 89 66 7 1 1.54 .279 5.37 0.6 87
1952 Chicago - FORT 30 32 32 12 18 0 5.46 227.1 280 159 138 28 68 81 10 0 1.53 .304 4.62 1.2 73
1953 Toronto - FORT 31 25 25 14 7 0 3.32 203.1 208 94 75 15 55 73 18 1 1.29 .270 3.94 4.1 135
1954 Toronto - FORT 32 32 32 18 11 0 3.56 262.2 249 118 104 29 74 83 23 1 1.23 .245 4.42 3.3 122
1955 Toronto - FORT 33 2 2 0 2 0 9.45 13.1 26 14 14 1 8 5 1 0 2.55 .417 4.65 0.1 47
1955 St. Louis - FORT 33 29 29 16 12 0 3.25 241.0 240 105 87 19 71 85 19 0 1.29 .264 3.78 4.9 134
1955 Total - FORT 33 31 31 16 14 0 3.57 254.1 266 119 101 20 79 90 20 0 1.36 .274 3.82 4.9 120
1956 St. Louis - FORT 34 33 33 11 19 0 4.24 258.2 259 133 122 29 87 95 12 1 1.34 .256 4.43 3.1 102
1957 St. Louis - FORT 35 19 19 7 8 0 5.23 127.1 160 82 74 14 27 56 1 0 1.47 .313 4.07 2.0 81
1957 Milwaukee - FORT 35 3 3 0 2 0 6.65 21.2 29 17 16 7 7 8 1 0 1.66 .282 7.22 -0.4 63
1957 Total - FORT 35 22 22 7 10 0 5.44 149.0 189 99 90 21 34 64 2 0 1.50 .308 4.53 1.4 77
1958 Chicago - FORT 36 32 32 13 13 0 4.46 238.1 261 134 118 28 55 112 12 1 1.33 .286 4.14 3.0 92
1959 Chicago - FORT 37 32 32 18 9 0 3.51 253.2 240 108 99 38 38 105 12 1 1.10 .237 4.35 2.0 111
1960 Chicago - FORT 38 32 32 14 9 0 3.41 240.0 204 97 91 36 36 110 11 3 1.00 .220 4.43 2.1 119
1961 Chicago - FORT 39 32 32 15 8 0 4.21 224.2 254 115 105 53 37 88 3 1 1.30 .262 5.34 -1.2 90
Total FORT 497 497 218 205 0 4.16 3806.2 3953 1975 1761 462 1112 1549 206 14 1.33 .267 4.43 41.3 104
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1962 Memphis - AAA 40 27 27 12 9 0 5.56 181.1 247 121 112 29 31 100 4 0 1.53 .342 5.21 1.0 81
1963 Hudson Valley - AAA 41 27 27 13 7 0 3.66 169.2 189 76 69 16 13 96 2 1 1.19 .304 4.39 3.3 135
1964 Hudson Valley - AAA 42 22 22 6 13 0 5.19 119.2 160 89 69 18 24 45 0 0 1.54 .316 5.62 0.2 88
Total MAAA 76 76 31 29 0 4.78 470.2 596 286 250 63 68 241 6 1 1.41 .322 5.02 102.3
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1949 Montreal - FORT 27 4 4 2 2 0 2.43 33.1 34 14 9 6 16 17 2 0 1.50 .264 0.00 0.0 0
1950 Montreal - FORT 28 3 3 1 1 0 2.92 24.2 26 11 8 3 10 8 1 1 1.46 .274 0.00 0.0 0
1958 Chicago - FORT 36 2 2 0 2 0 7.62 13.0 22 12 11 1 1 4 1 0 1.77 .382 0.00 0.0 0
1959 Chicago - FORT 37 1 1 1 0 0 2.84 6.1 6 2 2 1 2 6 0 0 1.26 .278 0.00 0.0 0
1960 Chicago - FORT 38 1 1 0 1 0 5.62 8.0 7 5 5 0 2 4 1 0 1.12 .259 0.00 0.0 0
Total FORT 11 11 4 6 0 3.69 85.1 95 44 35 11 31 39 5 1 1.48 .290 4.58 140.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1946 Montreal - MLB P 31 31 10 35 3 46 1 .978 243.0 1.67 +1.9 1.009
1947 Montreal - MLB P 33 33 12 39 0 51 0 1.000 263.0 1.75 +2.6 1.031
1948 Montreal - MLB P 33 33 9 38 5 49 2 .959 254.0 1.67 +1.8 1.097
1949 Montreal - MLB P 32 32 10 45 1 55 0 1.000 251.0 1.97 +2.3 1.035
1950 Montreal - MLB P 33 33 8 45 1 54 1 .981 264.2 1.80 +3.1 1.061
1951 St. Louis - MLB P 32 32 8 32 0 44 4 .909 219.0 1.64 +1.0 .967
1952 Chicago - MLB P 32 32 10 27 0 38 1 .974 227.1 1.46 +1.4 1.038
1953 Toronto - MLB P 25 25 13 38 1 52 1 .981 203.1 2.26 +1.9 1.020
1954 Toronto - MLB P 32 32 18 28 2 48 2 .958 262.2 1.58 +0.6 .947
1955 Toronto - MLB P 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 13.1 1.35 +0.1 1.050
1955 St. Louis - MLB P 29 29 8 31 1 41 2 .951 241.0 1.46 -0.0 .988
1956 St. Louis - MLB P 33 33 12 42 0 55 1 .982 258.2 1.88 +1.5 1.004
1957 St. Louis - MLB P 19 19 2 20 1 24 2 .917 127.1 1.55 +0.3 .940
1957 Milwaukee - MLB P 3 3 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 21.2 3.32 +0.3 1.034
1958 Chicago - MLB P 32 32 9 32 3 44 3 .932 238.1 1.55 +1.2 .985
1959 Chicago - MLB P 32 32 9 41 0 53 3 .943 253.2 1.77 -0.3 .959
1960 Chicago - MLB P 32 32 7 35 0 42 0 1.000 240.0 1.57 +0.7 1.006
1961 Chicago - MLB P 32 32 18 30 3 49 1 .980 224.2 1.92 +0.9 1.056
TOTAL P 497 497 165 566 21 755 24 .968 3806.2 1.73 +21.2 1.012
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1946 Drafted in the 1946 inaugural draft by the Montreal Expos (Round 5, Pick 15, 79th overall pick).
07/11/1946 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
10/27/1946 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $582,750 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (8); Movement: 3 (5); Control: 7 (7).
05/08/1947 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10/11/1947 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,440,000 with the Montreal Expos organization.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 7 (7).
05/29/1948 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $51,180,000 with the Montreal Expos organization.
06/01/1948 Wins the FORT NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/11/1948 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Arizona Diamondbacks with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/15/1948 Wins the 1948 FORT NL Golden Glove Award at P.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 7 (7).
08/09/1949 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/01/1949 Wins the FORT NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/16/1949 Wins the 1949 FORT NL Golden Glove Award at P.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 7 (7).
09/26/1950 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
10/15/1950 Wins the 1950 FORT NL Golden Glove Award at P.
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 7 (7).
01/26/1951 Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the St. Louis Cardinals (Round 12, Pick 7, 183rd overall pick).
05/03/1951 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 1 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
10/27/1951 Became a free agent.
11/16/1951 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $13,320,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 7 (7).
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 8 (8).
04/06/1953 Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Toronto Blue Jays, along with 3B Glenn Wright, in exchange for SP Ray Culp, 2B Jeff Blauser.
08/26/1953 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
10/01/1953 Wins the FORT AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (7); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7).
05/12/1954 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09/01/1954 Wins the FORT AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (8).
04/16/1955 Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the St. Louis Cardinals, along with SP Laddie Renfroe, in exchange for SP Johnny Welch, SP Mike Bolsinger.
05/20/1955 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,800,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 8 (8).
05/07/1956 Injured (Stomach virus), day-to-day for 6 days.
06/14/1956 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Arizona Diamondbacks with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
11/03/1956 Wins the 1956 FORT AL Golden Glove Award at P.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 8 (8).
07/16/1957 Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Milwaukee Brewers, along with SP Dizzy Dean, CF Kirk Gibson, in exchange for SP Roger Craig, LF Ben Chapman.
09/30/1957 Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.
11/18/1957 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,600,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 4 (5); Control: 8 (8).
10/01/1958 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 8 (8).
07/27/1959 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Bronx Yankees with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/01/1959 Wins the FORT AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/03/1959 Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award.
08/22/1959 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,200,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
12/03/1959 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,500,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 8 (8).
04/24/1960 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays with 1 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/24/1960 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Bronx Yankees with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/01/1960 Earns his 200th career Fellowship of Respect and Trust victory!
09/20/1960 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 8 (8).
05/01/1961 Wins the FORT NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
05/25/1961 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Kansas City Royals with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/20/1961 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,720,500 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
10/30/1961 Wins the 1961 World Series with the Chicago Cubs.
11/02/1961 Released by the Chicago Cubs.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 3 (4); Control: 8 (8).
02/02/1962 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
11/21/1962 Became a minor league free agent.
12/19/1962 Signed a minor league contract with the Montreal Expos organization.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (5); Movement: 3 (4); Control: 8 (8).
05/29/1963 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Madison Velocity with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
11/06/1963 Signed a 0-year minor league contract extension with the Montreal Expos organization.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (5); Movement: 3 (4); Control: 8 (8).
09/17/1964 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1947 33 3
1948 33 4
1950 33 6
1951 32 2
1956 33 2
1958 32 6
1959 32 10
1960 32 5
1961 32 4
Year W Rank
1947 15 7
1948 16 5
1949 17 6
1954 18 2
1955 16 4
1959 18 3
1960 14 6
1961 15 5
Year L Rank
1946 16 4
1947 17 3
1951 17 1
1952 18 2
1955 14 7
1956 19 1
1958 13 6
Year Win. % Rank
1949 .607 9
1953 .667 8
1954 .621 8
1959 .667 4
1960 .609 9
1961 .652 6
Year IP Rank
1947 263.0 3
1948 254.0 6
1949 251.0 9
1950 264.2 3
1954 262.2 1
1955 254.1 2
1956 258.2 1
1958 238.1 1
1959 253.2 3
1960 240.0 2
1961 224.2 4
Year BF Rank
1946 1059 7
1947 1166 1
1948 1077 5
1949 1076 9
1950 1169 2
1951 973 10
1954 1090 2
1955 1092 2
1956 1115 1
1958 1021 1
1959 1038 6
1960 953 5
1961 950 5
Year HRA Rank
1946 25 1
1947 25 1
1948 23 4
1950 41 1
1951 33 3
1952 28 3
1954 29 3
1956 29 3
1958 28 4
1959 38 3
1960 36 2
1961 53 1
Year BB Rank
1947 102 5
1950 111 7
1951 89 7
Year K Rank
1947 105 9
1948 134 3
1949 128 7
Year WP Rank
1946 6 5
1947 9 2
1955 5 7
1956 5 9
1958 5 10
Year ERA Rank
1953 3.32 7
1954 3.56 6
1955 3.57 8
1960 3.41 5
Year BABIP Rank
1946 .264 8
1947 .275 10
1949 .264 9
1950 .265 6
1953 .270 10
1954 .245 3
1956 .256 7
1959 .237 3
1960 .220 1
Year WHIP Rank
1948 1.30 9
1949 1.29 9
1954 1.23 7
1959 1.10 4
1960 1.00 1
Year K/BB Rank
1948 1.86 5
1959 2.76 9
1960 3.06 2
1961 2.38 6
Year RA/9 Rank
1948 11.83 10
1949 11.76 8
1954 11.14 7
1955 12.31 10
1956 12.18 10
1959 9.93 4
1960 9.15 1
Year HR/9 Rank
1953 0.66 10
1955 0.71 7
Year H/9 Rank
1949 8.53 8
1954 8.53 7
1960 7.65 3
Year BB/9 Rank
1948 2.55 6
1953 2.43 9
1954 2.54 10
1955 2.80 10
1958 2.08 8
1959 1.35 5
1960 1.35 2
1961 1.48 3
Year K/9 Rank
1948 4.75 5
1949 4.59 8
Year QS Rank
1948 20 9
1949 20 4
1954 20 5
1956 17 7
1958 17 6
1959 20 8
1960 23 2
1961 17 10
Year QSP Rank
1948 .606 10
1949 .625 5
1953 .600 7
1954 .625 6
1958 .531 7
1959 .625 7
1960 .719 3
Year CG Rank
1946 16 3
1947 18 3
1948 13 4
1950 16 5
1953 18 6
1954 23 1
1955 20 1
1956 12 2
1958 12 1
1959 12 5
1960 11 2
Year CGP Rank
1946 .516 4
1947 .545 4
1948 .394 6
1950 .485 6
1953 .720 4
1954 .719 1
1955 .645 1
1956 .364 2
1958 .375 1
1959 .375 6
1960 .344 2
Year SHO Rank
1946 1 9
1948 1 9
1954 1 6
1956 1 8
1958 1 4
1959 1 4
1960 3 1
1961 1 4
Year GB% Rank
1953 0.49 9
1954 0.51 4
1955 0.49 8
Year WAR Rank
1948 5.2 7
1949 5.2 8
1955 4.9 4
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