Lee Viau vs. Roy Walker — Career Comparison

Lee Viau
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Roy Walker
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Walker 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 3.99 and 1.459 for Roy Walker. By the career numbers, Lee Viau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lee Viau and Roy Walker

Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.11
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.01
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.14
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.52
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.48
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.63
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.88
51.88
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.01
91.01
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.91
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
3.33
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
3.99
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4326
27
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1158
27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
9
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
9
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1441
8.99
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
9.51
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
3.28
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.61
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
3.46
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
3.45
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.749
0.749
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.785
0.785
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.46
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.32
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6316
39.42
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1641
38.26
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.61
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
5.5
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
5.08
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5739
35.82
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1477
34.44
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Lee Viau and Roy Walker

Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.13
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4443
27
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
9
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.36
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.84
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.21
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
2.41
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.2
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.18
91.18
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.81
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.946
1.946
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lee Viau and Roy Walker

Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
173.04
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
436.8
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
125
600
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
552.98
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
111
532.8
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
77.12
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
81.6
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
63.95
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.46
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.6
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.7
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.17
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.6
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.94
24.39
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.44
16.51
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
94.98
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
19
91.2
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
124.14
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
22
105.6
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
54.55
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.2
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
29.15
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.2
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
83.7
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
8
38.4
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.44
17.34
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.97
9.44
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.88
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
45.14
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.2
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
144.83
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
220.8
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.72
2.72
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
43.2
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0