Lee Viau
Leon A. Viau
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 4" , Weight: 160 lb.

Born: July 5, 1866 in Corinth, VT
School: Dartmouth College (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1888
Final Game: August 27, 1892
Died: December 17, 1947 in Hopewell, NJ
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1888 21 CIN AA 27 14 .659 2.65 42 42 0 42 1 0 387.2 331 192 114 7 110 164 0 0 0 1502 120 1.138 7.7 0.2 2.6 3.8 1.49
1889 22 CIN AA 22 20 .524 3.79 47 42 5 38 1 1 373.0 379 224 157 8 136 152 0 0 15 1612 105 1.381 9.1 0.2 3.3 3.7 1.12
1890 23 TOT NL 11 14 .440 3.88 26 23 3 20 2 0 197.0 198 134 85 12 81 71 0 0 4 0 91 1.416 9.0 0.5 3.7 3.2 0.88
1890 23 CIN NL 7 5 .583 4.50 13 10 3 7 1 0 90.0 97 69 45 8 39 41 0 0 1 0 80 1.511 9.7 0.8 3.9 4.1 1.05
1890 23 CLV NL 4 9 .308 3.36 13 13 0 13 1 0 107.0 101 65 40 4 42 30 0 0 3 0 103 1.336 8.5 0.3 3.5 2.5 0.71
1891 24 CLV NL 18 17 .514 3.01 45 38 6 31 0 0 343.2 367 239 115 3 138 130 0 0 21 0 114 1.469 9.6 0.1 3.6 3.4 0.94
1892 25 TOT NL 5 12 .294 3.97 18 17 1 15 1 0 140.2 166 92 62 7 61 37 0 0 4 0 78 1.614 10.6 0.4 3.9 2.4 0.61
1892 25 CLV NL 0 1 .000 36.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 5 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 6.000 45.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
1892 25 LOU NL 4 11 .267 3.99 16 15 1 14 1 0 130.2 156 86 58 7 56 36 0 0 4 0 76 1.622 10.7 0.5 3.9 2.5 0.64
1892 25 BSN NL 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 5 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 5.0 0.0 4.0 1.0 0.25
5 Seasons 83 77 .519 3.33 178 162 15 146 5 1 1442.0 1441 881 533 37 526 554 0 0 44 3114 105 1.364 9.0 0.2 3.3 3.5 1.05
162 Game Avg. 17 15 .519 3.33 36 32 3 29 1 0 288 288 176 107 7 105 111 0 0 9 623 105 1.364 9.0 0.2 3.3 3.5 1.05
CLV (3 yrs) 22 27 .449 3.17 59 52 6 44 1 0 451.2 473 309 159 7 181 160 0 0 24 0 109 1.448 9.4 0.1 3.6 3.2 0.88
CIN (3 yrs) 56 39 .589 3.34 102 94 8 87 3 1 850.2 807 485 316 23 285 357 0 0 16 3114 107 1.284 8.5 0.2 3.0 3.8 1.25
LOU (1 yr) 4 11 .267 3.99 16 15 1 14 1 0 130.2 156 86 58 7 56 36 0 0 4 0 76 1.622 10.7 0.5 3.9 2.5 0.64
BSN (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 5 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 5.0 0.0 4.0 1.0 0.25
NL (3 yrs) 34 43 .442 3.46 89 78 10 66 3 0 681.1 731 465 262 22 280 238 0 0 29 0 98 1.484 9.7 0.3 3.7 3.1 0.85
AA (2 yrs) 49 34 .590 3.21 89 84 5 80 2 1 760.2 710 416 271 15 246 316 0 0 15 3114 111 1.257 8.4 0.2 2.9 3.7 1.28

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1888 21 27 14 .659 2.65 42 42 0 42 1 0 387.2 331 192 114 7 110 164 0 0 0 1502 120 1.138 7.7 0.2 2.6 3.8 1.49 120
1889 22 49 34 .590 3.21 89 84 5 80 2 1 760.2 710 416 271 15 246 316 0 0 15 3114 111 1.257 8.4 0.2 2.9 3.7 1.28 111
1890 23 60 48 .556 3.35 115 107 8 100 4 1 957.2 908 550 356 27 327 387 0 0 19 3114 106 1.290 8.5 0.3 3.1 3.6 1.18 106
1891 24 78 65 .545 3.26 160 145 14 131 4 1 1301.1 1275 789 471 30 465 517 0 0 40 3114 108 1.337 8.8 0.2 3.2 3.6 1.11 108
1892 25 83 77 .519 3.33 178 162 15 146 5 1 1442.0 1441 881 533 37 526 554 0 0 44 3114 105 1.364 9.0 0.2 3.3 3.5 1.05 105

Neutralized Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1888 21 36 12 .750 2.28 439.0 345 123 111 7 115 186 0 1.048 7.1 2.4 3.8 1.62 0.1 42
1889 22 35 15 .700 2.55 455.0 369 143 129 8 132 185 0 1.101 7.3 2.6 3.7 1.40 0.2 47
1890 23 0.00 0.0 0 91 82 0 0 0 0 26
1891 24 0.00 0.0 0 117 105 0 0 0 0 45
1892 25 0.00 0.0 0 67 60 0 0 0 0 18
5 Seasons 71 27 .724 4.90 894.0 714 541 487 15 247 371 0 1.075 7.2 3.7 1.50 0.2 178

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1888 AA--2.647--10th

Wins s c a p y
1888 AA--27--5th
1889 AA--22--9th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1888 AA--.659--5th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1888 AA--7.684--9th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1891 NL--3.405--9th

Games Played s c a p y
1888 AA--42--9th
1889 AA--47--10th

Saves s c a p y
1889 AA--1--2nd

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1888 AA--387.7--8th
1889 AA--373.0--10th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1888 AA--164--10th
1889 AA--152--10th

Games Started s c a p y
1888 AA--42--8th
1889 AA--42--10th

Complete Games s c a p y
1888 AA--42--7th
1889 AA--38--9th
Career--146--234th

Shutouts s c a p y
1890 NL--2--8th

Home Runs s c a p y
1888 AA--7--8th
1890 NL--12--4th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1888 AA--110--7th
1889 AA--136--8th
1891 NL--138--9th

Hits s c a p y
1888 AA--331--10th
1889 AA--379--9th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1889 AA--.193--10th
1891 NL--.079--2nd
Career--.231--207th

Losses s c a p y
1889 AA--20--8th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1888 AA--114--9th
1889 AA--157--8th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1891 NL--21--4th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1888 AA--1502--8th
1889 AA--1612--9th

Games Finished s c a p y
1889 AA--5--9th
1891 NL--6--4th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1888 AA--120--10th
1891 NL--114--10th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 43 (573), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 21 (581), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 9 (908), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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