Lee Viau vs. Joe Willis — Career Comparison

Lee Viau
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joe Willis
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Willis 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 4.63 and 1.568 for Joe Willis. 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 Joe Willis

Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.11
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.29
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.01
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.12
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.52
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.48
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.61
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.88
51.88
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.01
91.01
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.78
48.78
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.91
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
3.33
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
4.63
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4326
27
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
9
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1441
8.99
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
9.65
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
3.28
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.46
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
3.46
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.68
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.749
0.749
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.46
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.32
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6316
39.42
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
40.11
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.56
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
5.5
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
5.91
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5739
35.82
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.37
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.42
39.42
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Lee Viau and Joe Willis

Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.13
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4443
27
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
9
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.36
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.84
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.21
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
2.41
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.2
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.18
91.18
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.946
1.946
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lee Viau and Joe Willis

Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
173.04
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
473.08
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
552.98
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
553.85
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
77.12
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
63.95
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.46
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.7
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.17
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.94
24.39
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
15.11
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
94.98
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
124.14
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
103.85
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
54.55
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.08
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
29.15
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
83.7
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.44
17.34
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.45
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.88
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
45.14
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
144.83
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
161.54
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.71
3.71
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA