Alex Evans vs. Lee Viau — Career Comparison

Alex Evans
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Viau
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Alex Evans 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 6.98 and 1.989 for Alex Evans. By the career numbers, Lee Viau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Evans and Lee Viau

Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.12
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.11
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.21
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.01
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.52
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.21
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.48
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.88
51.88
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.01
91.01
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.91
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
6.98
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
3.33
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4326
27
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
9
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
13.04
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1441
8.99
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.85
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
3.28
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.85
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
3.46
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.079
1.079
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.749
0.749
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.46
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.32
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
45.51
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6316
39.42
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
9.71
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
5.5
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.52
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.989
1.989
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
38.83
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5739
35.82
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.384
0.384
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.51
45.51
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.42
39.42

Fielding Stats for Alex Evans and Lee Viau

Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.88
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.13
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.2
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4443
27
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
9
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.22
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.36
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.39
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.84
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.21
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.96
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
2.41
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.61
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
2.2
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.455
2.455
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.946
1.946
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Evans and Lee Viau

Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
300
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
173.04
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
552.98
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
77.12
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
63.95
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.46
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.7
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
13.17
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
52.82
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.94
24.39
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
207.69
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
94.98
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
124.14
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
54.55
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
29.15
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
83.7
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
56.79
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.44
17.34
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.88
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
45.14
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
154
144.83
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100