Daniel Bard vs. Claude Passeau — Career Comparison

MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Passeau built a career as a starting pitcher and Daniel Bard 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 3.74 and 1.338 for Daniel Bard. By the career numbers, Claude Passeau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Daniel Bard and Claude Passeau

Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
8.03
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
1.47
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.1
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.61
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.54
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.69
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.5
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.97
46.97
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.55
74.55
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.62
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.3
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
3.74
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.32
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1372
27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8159
27
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
457.1
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.2
9
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
6.97
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2856
9.45
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.97
6.97
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.85
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
4.74
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.41
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.33
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
9.35
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
3.65
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.566
1.566
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1965
38.67
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11642
38.53
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.95
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.28
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
4.13
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
3.98
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.33
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1657
32.61
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10875
35.99
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Daniel Bard and Claude Passeau

Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
8.03
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1372
27
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457.1
9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.65
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.63
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.44
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.28
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.04
89.04
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.67
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.159
0.159
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.606
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Daniel Bard and Claude Passeau

Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
408
81600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
255.43
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
600
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
982
561.14
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
108
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
81.14
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
16.57
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.71
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.57
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.86
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.94
34.25
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
153.71
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
123.43
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
45.71
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
85.14
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51.63
29.5
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.86
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
168
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
3.57
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
23.43
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.43
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100