How Lee Viau's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Lee Viau totaled 162 career Starts, well above the relief pitcher average of 11.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 1888, posting 42, well above the relief pitcher average of 33.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1892 at 17, well below the relief pitcher average of 30.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 23 in 1890 to 38 in 1891 and 17 in 1892, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 17 to 42 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Lee Viau Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Career16291.01
Season Avg.32.491.01
162 Game Avg.147.4491.01
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Lee Viau Starts Per Season

Lee Viau's Starts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American Association, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Lee Viau Starts per season line chart

Lee Viau Starts by Team

Lee Viau's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Lee Viau career Starts by team bar chart

Lee Viau Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Lee Viau's career Starts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Lee Viau Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Lee Viau Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Lee Viau's seasonal Starts alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Lee Viau Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Lee Viau Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Lee Viau's MLB career with Starts alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Lee Viau Starts season-by-season breakdown table