Steve Engel vs. Lee Viau — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Viau
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel 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 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Lee Viau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Lee Viau

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.01
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.52
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.48
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.88
51.88
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.01
91.01
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.91
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
3.33
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4326
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1441
8.99
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
3.28
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
3.46
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.749
0.749
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.46
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.32
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6316
39.42
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
5.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
35.71
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5739
35.82
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.42
39.42

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Lee Viau

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.13
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4443
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.36
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.84
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.21
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
2.41
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.946
1.946
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Lee Viau

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
347.37
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
173.04
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
552.98
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
77.12
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
63.95
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.46
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.7
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
13.17
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.94
24.39
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
94.98
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
124.14
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
54.55
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
29.15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
83.7
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.44
17.34
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.88
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
45.14
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
144.83
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100