Chris Archer vs. Lee Viau — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lee Viau
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Chris Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Lee Viau as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Viau posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.33 and WHIP 1.364 compared to 3.93 and 1.265 for Chris Archer. By the career numbers, Lee Viau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Archer and Lee Viau

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.61
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.11
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.01
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.42
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.52
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.59
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.48
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.45
41.45
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.88
51.88
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.01
91.01
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.91
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
3.93
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
3.33
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4326
27
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
8.17
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1441
8.99
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.09
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
3.16
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
3.28
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
3.46
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.749
0.749
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.46
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.27
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.32
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6316
39.42
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.34
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
5.5
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.65
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.364
1.364
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5152
34.17
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5739
35.82
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Lee Viau

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.61
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.13
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4443
27
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.4
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.36
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.74
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.84
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.21
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.23
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
2.41
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
1.14
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.47
92.47
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.946
1.946
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Lee Viau

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
1689.66
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
184
173.04
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
80
551.72
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
552.98
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
55.17
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
77.12
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
48.28
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
63.95
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.46
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.7
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.17
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
6.18
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.94
24.39
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
62.07
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
94.98
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
82.76
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
124.14
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
54.55
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.69
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
29.15
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
48.28
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
83.7
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.49
-17.14
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.44
17.34
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.88
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
45.14
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
262.07
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
144.83
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100