Lee Viau vs. Woody Williams — Career Comparison

Lee Viau
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Woody Williams
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Woody Williams 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 4.19 and 1.339 for Woody Williams. 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 Woody Williams

Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.11
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.72
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.01
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.34
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.52
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.54
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.48
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.47
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.88
51.88
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.23
53.23
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.01
91.01
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.83
77.83
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.91
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
3.33
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1031
4.19
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
4326
27
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6649
27
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1442
9
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2216.1
9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1441
8.99
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2217
9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.25
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
3.28
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.89
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.16
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
3.46
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1480
6.01
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.749
0.749
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.989
0.989
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.46
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.24
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.32
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.29
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6316
39.42
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9475
38.48
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.14
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
881
5.5
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1096
4.45
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.36
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.26
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.54
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.364
1.364
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5739
35.82
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8539
34.67
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48

Fielding Stats for Lee Viau and Woody Williams

Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.13
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.72
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.34
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
4443
27
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6649
27
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1481
9
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2216.1
9
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.36
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.65
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.84
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
1.02
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.21
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
2.41
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
1.74
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.2
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
1.67
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.8
95.8
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.946
1.946
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.969
0.969
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.83
77.83
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lee Viau and Woody Williams

Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
184
173.04
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
430.79
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
617
600
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
552.98
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
540
525.12
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
82
77.12
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
102.11
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
68
63.95
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
72.93
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.46
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
24.31
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.7
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.89
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.17
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.17
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
25.94
24.39
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.53
32.61
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
101
94.98
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
140.03
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
124.14
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
127
123.5
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
54.55
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
52
50.57
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
31
29.15
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
41.82
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
89
83.7
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
88.49
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
18.44
17.34
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.45
30.58
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.88
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.86
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
45.14
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
17
16.53
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
144.83
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
183
177.96
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3.37
3.37
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
43.76
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.72
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.92
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.94
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50