Lee Viau vs. George Wilson — Career Comparison

Lee Viau
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
George Wilson
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago Columbia GiantsWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

George Wilson 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. George Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.314 compared to 3.33 and 1.364 for Lee Viau. By the career numbers, George Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lee Viau and George Wilson

Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.11
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.03
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.01
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.03
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.52
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.48
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.88
51.88
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.01
91.01
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.91
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.03
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
3.33
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.09
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4326
27
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
9
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1441
8.99
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
3.28
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.83
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
3.46
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.63
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.749
0.749
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.829
0.829
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.46
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.32
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.77
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6316
39.42
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
39.34
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
5.5
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.63
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.03
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.364
1.364
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5739
35.82
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
34.71
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.34
39.34

Fielding Stats for Lee Viau and George Wilson

Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.13
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4443
27
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
9
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.36
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.84
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.21
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
2.41
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.09
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
2.2
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.89
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.946
1.946
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lee Viau and George Wilson

Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
173.04
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
163.64
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
552.98
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
77.12
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
63.95
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.46
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.7
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.17
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.94
24.39
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
14.46
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
94.98
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
124.14
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
109.09
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
54.55
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
29.15
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
83.7
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.44
17.34
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
7.97
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.88
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
45.14
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
154
144.83
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.99
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Viau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA