Frank Viola
Frank Viola
Photo by Lou Sauritch, © 2006 BaseballChronology.com
Frank Viola
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1982 MIN A 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1982 MIN A
1983 MIN A 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1983 MIN A
1984 MIN A 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1984 MIN A
1985 MIN A 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1985 MIN A
1986 MIN A 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1986 MIN A
1987 MIN A 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1987 MIN A
1988 MIN A 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1988 MIN A
1989 MIN A 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1989 MIN A
1989 NY N Daily Splits 12 23 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 .130 .167 .130 0.0 1989 NY N
1989 Total 36 23 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 .130 .167 .130 0.0 1989 Total
1990 NY N Daily Splits 35 85 4 13 0 0 0 4 0 0 20 0 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 .153 .153 .153 0.0 1990 NY N
1991 NY N Daily Splits 35 71 2 9 2 0 0 1 2 0 13 0 10 0 0 2 1 0 0 .127 .151 .155 0.0 1991 NY N
1992 BOS A 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1992 BOS A
1993 BOS A 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1993 BOS A
1994 BOS A 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1994 BOS A
1995 CIN N Daily Splits 3 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 0.0 1995 CIN N
1996 TOR A 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1996 TOR A
Total NL 85 185 8 26 3 0 0 6 3 0 41 0 22 0 0 4 2 0 0 .141 .154 .157 0.0 Total NL
Total AL 336 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 Total AL
Total Splits 421 185 8 26 3 0 0 6 3 0 41 0 22 0 0 4 2 0 0 .141 .154 .157 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
League Championship Series Batting Record League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1987 MIN A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1987 MIN A
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1987 MIN A Daily Splits 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1987 MIN A
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1988 AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1988 AL
1990 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1990 NL
1991 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1991 NL
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
1982 MIN A Daily Splits 22 22 3 1 0 0 126 152 543 22 77 73 38 2 84 2 0 4 0 1 25 2 12 5 4 10 5.21 -1.2 1982 MIN A
1983 MIN A Daily Splits 35 34 4 0 0 0 210 242 949 34 141 128 92 7 127 5 2 6 8 2 43 8 13 9 7 15 5.49 -2.5 1983 MIN A
1984 MIN A Daily Splits 35 35 10 4 0 0 257.2 225 1047 28 101 92 73 1 149 1 5 6 4 1 37 7 19 14 18 12 3.21 2.9 1984 MIN A
1985 MIN A Daily Splits 36 36 9 0 0 0 250.2 262 1059 26 136 114 68 3 135 5 5 6 2 2 51 5 17 15 18 14 4.09 0.4 1985 MIN A
1986 MIN A Daily Splits 37 37 7 1 0 0 245.2 257 1053 37 136 123 83 0 191 4 5 12 3 0 45 5 16 13 16 13 4.51 -0.7 1986 MIN A
1987 MIN A Daily Splits 36 36 7 1 0 0 251.2 230 1037 29 91 81 66 1 197 7 3 1 6 1 44 0 13 7 17 10 2.90 4.5 1987 MIN A
1988 MIN A Daily Splits 35 35 7 2 0 0 255.1 236 1031 20 80 75 54 2 193 6 6 5 3 1 37 5 20 8 24 7 2.64 4.7 1988 MIN A
1989 MIN A Daily Splits 24 24 7 1 0 0 175.2 171 731 17 80 74 47 1 138 9 4 5 3 1 36 4 10 9 8 12 3.79 0.7 1989 MIN A
1989 NY N Daily Splits 12 12 2 1 0 0 85.1 75 351 5 35 32 27 3 73 3 2 3 1 0 7 2 6 4 5 5 3.38 -0.1 1989 NY N
1989 Total 36 36 9 2 0 0 261 246 1082 22 115 106 74 4 211 12 6 8 4 1 43 6 16 13 13 17 3.66 0.6 1989 Total
1990 NY N Daily Splits 35 35 7 3 0 0 249.2 227 1016 15 83 74 60 2 182 13 3 11 2 0 36 2 17 17 20 12 2.67 3.7 1990 NY N
1991 NY N Daily Splits 35 35 3 0 0 0 231.1 259 980 25 112 102 54 4 132 15 5 6 1 1 41 4 15 14 13 15 3.97 -0.9 1991 NY N
1992 BOS A Daily Splits 35 35 6 1 0 0 238 214 999 13 99 91 89 4 121 7 10 12 7 2 40 0 29 16 13 12 3.44 2.3 1992 BOS A
1993 BOS A Daily Splits 29 29 2 1 0 0 183.2 180 787 12 76 64 72 5 91 8 7 5 6 0 32 5 15 12 11 8 3.14 2.6 1993 BOS A
1994 BOS A Daily Splits 6 6 0 0 0 0 31 34 136 2 17 16 17 0 9 2 2 2 0 0 8 2 6 2 1 1 4.65 0.1 1994 BOS A
1995 CIN N Daily Splits 3 3 0 0 0 0 14.1 20 64 3 11 10 3 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6.28 -0.2 1995 CIN N
1996 TOR A Daily Splits 6 6 0 0 0 0 30.1 43 150 6 28 26 21 3 18 1 3 1 2 0 5 0 6 2 1 3 7.71 -0.9 1996 TOR A
Total NL 85 85 12 4 0 0 580.2 581 2411 48 241 218 144 10 391 31 11 21 4 1 84 8 39 35 38 33 3.38 2.5 Total NL
Total AL 336 335 62 12 0 0 2255.2 2246 9522 246 1062 957 720 29 1453 57 52 65 44 11 403 43 176 112 138 117 3.82 12.9 Total AL
Total Splits 421 420 74 16 0 0 2836.1 2827 11933 294 1303 1175 864 39 1844 88 63 86 48 12 487 51 215 147 176 150 3.73 15.4 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
League Championship Series Pitching Record League Championship Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1987 MIN A Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 12 14 56 2 8 7 5 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.25 1987 MIN A
World Series Pitching Record World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1987 MIN A Daily Splits 3 3 0 0 0 0 19.1 17 76 1 8 8 3 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 3.72 1987 MIN A
All-Star Game Pitching Record All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1988 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 1988 AL
1990 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 1990 NL
1991 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1991 NL
Total Splits 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 13 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.00 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1982 MIN A Daily P 22 22 3 126 1 15 2 0 0 0 5 12 2 .889
1983 MIN A Daily P 35 34 4 210 7 23 1 2 0 0 5 9 2 .968
1984 MIN A Daily P 35 35 10 257.2 6 26 1 1 0 2 9 7 2 .970
1985 MIN A Daily P 36 36 9 250.2 6 33 5 0 0 3 9 6 5 .886
1986 MIN A Daily P 37 37 7 245.2 8 21 3 1 0 0 16 12 2 .906
1987 MIN A Daily P 36 36 7 251.2 6 34 3 1 0 1 8 6 4 .930
1988 MIN A Daily P 35 35 7 255.1 5 30 2 1 0 0 8 7 6 .946
1989 MIN A Daily P 24 24 6 175.2 7 26 3 1 0 1 9 11 5 .917
1989 NY N Daily P 12 12 2 85.1 3 9 1 2 0 1 2 5 0 .923
1989 Total P 36 36 8 261 10 35 4 3 0 2 11 16 5 .918
1990 NY N Daily P 35 35 7 249.2 11 34 1 1 0 1 15 25 1 .978
1991 NY N Daily P 35 35 3 231.1 6 34 4 1 0 3 16 6 0 .909
1992 BOS A Daily P 35 35 6 238 6 47 2 6 0 1 5 12 1 .964
1993 BOS A Daily P 29 29 2 183.2 10 31 4 1 0 0 11 11 1 .911
1994 BOS A Daily P 6 6 0 31 0 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 1.000
1995 CIN N Daily P 3 3 0 14.1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1.000
1996 TOR A Daily P 6 6 0 30.1 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.000
Total P 421 420 73 2836.1 84 371 32 19 0 13 125 134 32 .934
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
League Championship Series Fielding Record League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1987 MIN A Daily P 2 2 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1987 MIN A Daily P 3 3 0 19.1 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1.000
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1988 AL Daily P 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1990 NL Daily P 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1991 NL Daily P 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total P 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
Transactions Transactions
Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 16th round of the free-agent draft - did not
sign (June 6, 1978 ).
Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1981 ).
Traded by Minnesota Twins to New York Mets in exchange for Rick Aguilera , David
West , Kevin Tapani , Tim Drummond and a player to be named later (July 31, 1989 );
Minnesota Twins received Jack Savage (October 16, 1989 ).
Granted free agency (October 28, 1991 ).
Signed by Boston Red Sox (January 2, 1992 ).
Granted free agency (October 20, 1994 ).
Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (April 24, 1995 ).
Released by Toronto Blue Jays (July 25, 1995 ).
Signed by Cincinnati Reds (July 25, 1995 ).
Granted free agency (November 1, 1995 ).
Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (February 22, 1996 ).
Released by Toronto Blue Jays (June 5, 1996 ).
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