Alec Asher vs. Lee Viau — Career Comparison

Alec Asher
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Viau
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Alec Asher 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 5.42 and 1.396 for Alec Asher. By the career numbers, Lee Viau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alec Asher and Lee Viau

Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.86
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.11
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.35
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.01
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.52
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.9
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.48
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.88
51.88
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.01
91.01
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.91
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.42
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
3.33
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4326
27
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
9
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
9.55
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1441
8.99
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.43
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.86
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
3.28
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
5.87
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
3.46
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.87
5.87
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.969
0.969
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.749
0.749
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.45
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.46
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.32
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
39.64
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6316
39.42
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
5.79
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
5.5
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
35.35
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5739
35.82
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.42
39.42

Fielding Stats for Alec Asher and Lee Viau

Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.86
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.13
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.35
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4443
27
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
9
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.36
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.98
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.84
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.21
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.65
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
2.41
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.65
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.2
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.579
0.579
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.946
1.946
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alec Asher and Lee Viau

Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
1266.67
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
173.04
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
552.98
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
77.12
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
63.95
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.46
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.7
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
13.17
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
21.79
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.94
24.39
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
94.98
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
124.14
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
54.55
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
29.15
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
83.7
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
9.74
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.44
17.34
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.88
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
45.14
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
300
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
144.83
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100