Mal Eason vs. Lee Viau — Career Comparison

Mal Eason
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Viau
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Mal Eason 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 3.42 and 1.385 for Mal Eason. By the career numbers, Lee Viau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mal Eason and Lee Viau

Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.18
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.11
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.08
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.01
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.34
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.52
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.69
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.48
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.03
33.03
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.88
51.88
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.2
91.2
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.01
91.01
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.85
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.91
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
3.42
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
3.33
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2854
27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4326
27
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
951.1
9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
9
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1027
9.72
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1441
8.99
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.75
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
3.28
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
2.59
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
3.46
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.594
0.594
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.749
0.749
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.12
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.46
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.4
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.32
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4011
37.95
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6316
39.42
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
4.87
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
5.5
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.385
1.385
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3678
34.8
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5739
35.82
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42

Fielding Stats for Mal Eason and Lee Viau

Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.17
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.13
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.51
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2976
27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4443
27
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
992
9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
9
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.36
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.51
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.84
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.21
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
3.15
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
2.41
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
2.96
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
2.2
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.95
93.95
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.527
2.527
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.946
1.946
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mal Eason and Lee Viau

Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
206.35
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
173.04
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
378
600
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
565.08
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
552.98
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
43
68.25
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
77.12
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
40
63.49
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
63.95
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.76
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.46
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.7
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.76
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.17
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
6.87
10.91
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.94
24.39
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
46
73.02
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
94.98
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
54
85.71
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
124.14
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
17
26.98
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
54.55
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
15
23.81
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
29.15
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
32
50.79
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
83.7
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.45
-3.89
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.44
17.34
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.59
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.88
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.87
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
45.14
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
128.57
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
154
144.83
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
4.14
4.14
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.46
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.17
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.17
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100