Keith Atherton vs. Claude Passeau — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Passeau
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Passeau built a career as a starting pitcher and Keith Atherton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Claude Passeau posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.318 compared to 3.99 and 1.407 for Keith Atherton. By the career numbers, Claude Passeau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Claude Passeau

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
1.47
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.54
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.55
74.55
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.62
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8159
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.2
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2856
9.45
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
3.65
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
38.63
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11642
38.53
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.28
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
4.26
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
3.98
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10875
35.99
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Claude Passeau

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1699
27
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
566.1
9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.81
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.3
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.22
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.606
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Claude Passeau

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
255.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
982
561.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
108
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
81.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
16.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.94
34.25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
153.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
123.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
45.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
85.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.63
29.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
168
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
3.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
23.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100