Jason Vargas vs. Lee Viau — Career Comparison

Jason Vargas
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lee Viau
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Jason Vargas 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 4.29 and 1.339 for Jason Vargas. By the career numbers, Lee Viau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Vargas and Lee Viau

Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.63
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.11
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.01
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.54
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.52
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.54
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.48
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.88
51.88
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.01
91.01
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.91
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
784
4.29
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
3.33
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
4326
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1442
9
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1664
9.12
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1441
8.99
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.18
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
2.78
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
3.28
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1147
6.28
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
3.46
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.007
1.007
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.749
0.749
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.14
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.46
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.26
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.32
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
38.36
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6316
39.42
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
4.52
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
5.5
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.22
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.26
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.76
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.364
1.364
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
34.83
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5739
35.82
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42

Fielding Stats for Jason Vargas and Lee Viau

Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.63
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.13
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
4443
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1481
9
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.32
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.36
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
1.13
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.84
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.21
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
1.5
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
2.41
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
1.45
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.2
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.946
1.946
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Vargas and Lee Viau

Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
1232.88
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
184
173.04
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
132
542.47
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
552.98
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
98.63
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
77.12
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
86.3
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
63.95
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.46
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.7
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.33
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.17
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
5.26
21.6
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.94
24.39
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
110.96
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
94.98
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
28
115.07
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
124.14
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
32.88
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
54.55
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.44
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
29.15
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
12
49.32
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
83.7
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
18.91
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.44
17.34
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.88
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.44
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
45.14
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
193.15
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
144.83
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
3.11
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100