Andy Bednar vs. Claude Passeau — Career Comparison

Andy Bednar
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Passeau
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Passeau built a career as a starting pitcher and Andy Bednar 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 15.19 and 2.813 for Andy Bednar. By the career numbers, Claude Passeau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Andy Bednar and Claude Passeau

Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
1.47
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.1
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.54
Andy Bednar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.5
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.55
74.55
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.62
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Andy Bednar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
15.19
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.32
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.19
15.19
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.18
14.18
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.452
0.452
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8159
27
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.2
9
Andy Bednar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
23.63
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
9.45
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.63
23.63
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Andy Bednar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Andy Bednar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Andy Bednar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
728
2.41
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Bednar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
3.65
Andy Bednar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Andy Bednar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Andy Bednar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Andy Bednar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.13
Andy Bednar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
54
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11642
38.53
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6.75
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.28
Andy Bednar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
15.19
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
3.98
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.19
15.19
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.813
2.813
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
52.31
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10875
35.99
Andy Bednar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.482
0.482
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Andy Bednar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Andy Bednar and Claude Passeau

Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Andy Bednar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Andy Bednar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.606
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Andy Bednar and Claude Passeau

Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
255.43
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1050
600
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982
561.14
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
108
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
81.14
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
16.57
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.71
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.57
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.86
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.94
34.25
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
153.71
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
123.43
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
45.71
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
85.14
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.63
29.5
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.86
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Bednar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
294
168
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
3.57
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
23.43
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Bednar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.43
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Andy Bednar
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100