Ron Robinson vs. Lee Viau — Career Comparison

Ron Robinson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Viau
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Ron Robinson 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 3.63 and 1.378 for Ron Robinson. By the career numbers, Lee Viau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Robinson and Lee Viau

Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.61
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.11
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.15
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.01
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.54
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.52
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.44
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.48
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.17
55.17
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.88
51.88
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.97
43.97
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.01
91.01
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.91
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
3.63
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
3.33
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2400
27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4326
27
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
9
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
819
9.21
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1441
8.99
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.69
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
2.85
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
3.28
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
5.32
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
3.46
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.749
0.749
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.46
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.19
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.32
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3400
38.25
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6316
39.42
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.64
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
4.23
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
5.5
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.52
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.364
1.364
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3071
34.55
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5739
35.82
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42

Fielding Stats for Ron Robinson and Lee Viau

Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.61
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.13
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.15
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2400
27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4443
27
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
9
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.69
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.36
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.25
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.84
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.21
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
2.07
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
2.41
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
1.94
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.2
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.48
93.48
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.741
0.741
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.946
1.946
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.97
43.97
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Robinson and Lee Viau

Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
864.6
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
184
173.04
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
161
600
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
144
536.65
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
552.98
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.99
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
77.12
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.53
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
63.95
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.45
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.46
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.7
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.45
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.17
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.27
12.2
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.94
24.39
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
89.44
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
94.98
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
85.71
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
124.14
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
33.54
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
54.55
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
22.36
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
29.15
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
55.9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
83.7
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
1.94
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.44
17.34
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.88
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
45.14
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
216.15
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
144.83
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
55.9
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.73
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.45
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100