Rick Austin vs. Lee Viau — Career Comparison

Rick Austin
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Viau
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lee Viau posted a stronger line than Rick Austin. Lee Viau posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.33 vs 4.63) and WHIP (1.364 vs 1.721). By the career numbers, Lee Viau had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Rick Austin and Lee Viau

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.89
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.11
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.01
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.52
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.48
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.88
51.88
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.01
91.01
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.91
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.63
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
3.33
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4326
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
9.33
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1441
8.99
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.13
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.16
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
3.28
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.99
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
7.01
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
3.46
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.749
0.749
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.46
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.32
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
40.9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6316
39.42
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.38
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.83
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
5.5
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.66
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
34.15
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5739
35.82
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.9
40.9
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.42
39.42

Fielding Stats for Rick Austin and Lee Viau

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.88
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.13
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4443
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.1
9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.36
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.52
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.84
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.21
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.91
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
2.41
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.91
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.2
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.946
1.946
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Austin and Lee Viau

Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
2427.27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
173.04
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
552.98
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
77.12
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
63.95
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.46
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.7
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
13.17
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
23.99
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.94
24.39
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
94.98
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
124.14
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
54.55
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
29.15
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
83.7
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
12.28
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.44
17.34
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.88
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
45.14
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
300
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
144.83
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100