Lee Viau

Leon A. Viau

Positions: Pitcher and Rightfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 4", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: July 5, 1866 in Corinth, VT
School: Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1888
Teams (by GP): RedStockings/Spiders/Colonels/Reds/Beaneaters 1888-1892

Final Game: August 27, 1892
Died: December 17, 1947 in Hopewell, NJ
Buried: Laurel Grove Memorial Park, Totowa, NJ
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1887	20	STP	N/A	24	19	.558	2.01	48	46		46	1		416.1	506	263	93		113	205	17		26			1.487	10.9		2.4	4.4	1.81	STP · NWES
1888	21	CIN	AA	27	14	.659	2.65	42	42	0	42	1	0	387.2	331	192	114	7	110	164	20	0	27	1618	117	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	10		18	1631	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	6	0	4	870	92	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	1	0	1	404	81	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	5	0	3	466	104	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	15	0	21	1548	113	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	649	79	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	9	14	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	604	77	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	36		1.000	5.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	0.25
1896	29	PAT	A	7	5	.583	2.64	13	12		10	0		99.0	100	78	29		50	41	6		3			1.515	9.1		4.5	3.7	0.82	PAT · ATLL
1897	30	PAT	B	17	20	.459	1.27	39	38		37	1		333.0	329	192	47		114	122	31		6			1.330	8.9		3.1	3.3	1.07	PAT · ATLL
1899	32	BNG,UTI,WCS	C,A	12	9	.571		26	25		17	1		191.0	203	137			56	61	16	1	4			1.356	9.6		2.6	2.9	1.09	BNG,UTI,WCS · NYSL,EL
1901	34	TRY	C					42																								TRY · NYSL
1906	39	BNG	B					23																								BNG · NYSL
1907	40	BDD	D					22																								BDD · POML
1908	41	WKB	B	2	1	.667		4	2					22.0	25	7		0	6							1.409	10.2	0.0	2.5			WKB · NYSL
5 Yrs				83	77	.519	3.33	178	162	15	146	5	1	1442.0	1441	881	533	37	526	554	51	0	74	6316	104	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	10	0	15	1263	104	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	20	0	24	2023	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	31	0	46	3653	106	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	604	77	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	36		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	21	0	29	3067	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	30	0	45	3249	110	1.257	8.4	0.2	2.9	3.7	1.28

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1888	21	CIN	AA	387.2	42	42	192	4.46	5.16	0.26	0.00	101.0	4.95	24	2.3		-0.5	3.7	44	.556	.514	$
1889	22	CIN	AA	373.0	47	42	224	5.40	6.02	0.11	0.00	103.0	6.09	35	3.1	1.0	-0.3	4.5	54	.565	.519	$
1890	23	CIN	NL	90.0	13	10	69	6.90	5.57	0.41	0.00	102.0	5.26	-14	-1.1	1.0	-0.2	-0.5	-6	.413	.493	$
1890	23	CLV	NL	107.0	13	13	65	5.47	5.71	0.03	0.00	98.0	5.57	5	0.4		-0.2	1.1	13	.532	.503	$
1891	24	CLV	NL	343.2	45	38	239	6.26	5.48	-0.21	0.00	102.0	5.81	-9	-0.8	1.0	-0.3	1.8	21	.482	.495	$
1892	25	CLV	NL	1.0	1	1	5	45.00	5.05	0.70	0.00	103.0	4.47	-4	-0.3		-0.0	-0.3	-4	.207	.498	$
1892	25	LOU	NL	130.2	16	15	86	5.92	5.18	-0.02	0.00	93.0	4.83	-13	-1.2	1.0	-0.1	-0.2	-1	.426	.493	$
1892	25	BSN	NL	9.0	1	1	1	1.00	5.05	0.29	0.00	107.0	5.08	4	0.4		-0.0	0.5	5	.941	.503	$
5 Seasons				1442.0	178	162	881	5.50	5.53	0.08	0.00	100.9	5.50	28	2.8	1.0	-1.5	10.6	126	.516	.502	$

CLV (3 yrs)				451.2	59	52	309	6.16	5.54	-0.15	0.00	101.1	5.75	-9	-0.7	1.0	-0.5	2.6	30	.488	.499	$
CIN (3 yrs)				850.2	102	94	485	5.13	5.58	0.21	0.00	102.0	5.48	46	4.3	1.0	-0.9	7.7	92	.542	.509	$
LOU (1 yr)				130.2	16	15	86	5.92	5.18	-0.02	0.00	93.0	4.83	-13	-1.2	1.0	-0.1	-0.2	-1	.426	.493	$
BSN (1 yr)				9.0	1	1	1	1.00	5.05	0.29	0.00	107.0	5.08	4	0.4		-0.0	0.5	5	.941	.503	$

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	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	20	27	1618	117	1.138	7.7	0.2	2.6	3.8	1.49	117
1889	22	49	34	.590	3.21	89	84	5	80	2	1	760.2	710	416	271	15	246	316	30	45	3249	110	1.257	8.4	0.2	2.9	3.7	1.28	110
1890	23	60	48	.556	3.35	115	107	8	100	4	1	957.2	908	550	356	27	327	387	36	49	4119	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	51	70	5667	107	1.337	8.8	0.2	3.2	3.6	1.11	107
1892	25	83	77	.519	3.33	178	162	15	146	5	1	1442.0	1441	881	533	37	526	554	51	74	6316	104	1.364	9.0	0.2	3.3	3.5	1.05	104

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	40	12	.769	2.16	471.0	359	126	113	8	119	199	22	1.015	6.9	2.3	3.8	1.67	0.2	42
1889	22	36	14	.720	2.51	459.0	369	142	128	8	132	187	10	1.092	7.2	2.6	3.7	1.42	0.2	47
1890	23	17	10	.630	2.96	246.0	212	90	81	13	87	89	6	1.215	7.8	3.2	3.3	1.02	0.5	26
1891	24	36	11	.766	2.24	426.0	381	118	106	3	143	161	16	1.230	8.0	3.0	3.4	1.13	0.1	45
1892	25	9	7	.563	3.55	152.0	167	67	60	7	61	40	0	1.500	9.9	3.6	2.4	0.66	0.4	18
5 Yrs		138	54	.719	2.50	1754.0	1488	543	488	39	542	676	54	1.157	7.6		3.5	1.25	0.2	178

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y 1888 AA 3.7 (7th) 1889 AA 4.5 (7th)	Earned Run Average s c a p y 1888 AA 2.65 (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 (3rd)
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 0.193 (10th) 1891 NL 0.079 (2nd) Career 0.231 (208th)	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) Career 74 (219th)
Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1888 AA 20 (10th) 1891 NL 15 (9th)	Batters Faced s c a p y 1888 AA 1,618 (7th)	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 115 (10th)
Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y 1888 AA 24 (7th) 1889 AA 17 (10th)	Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y 1888 AA 2.2 (8th) 1889 AA 1.4 (10th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 43 (591), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 21 (595), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards	Pitching - 9 (928), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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