Mike Blyzka vs. Claude Passeau — Career Comparison

Mike Blyzka
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Passeau
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Passeau built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Blyzka 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 5.58 and 1.661 for Mike Blyzka. By the career numbers, Claude Passeau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Blyzka and Claude Passeau

Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.49
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
1.47
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.45
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.1
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.54
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.55
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.5
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.55
74.55
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.62
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
5.58
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.32
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8159
27
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
180.2
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.2
9
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
9.61
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
9.45
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.61
9.61
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
5.33
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.41
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.89
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
3.65
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.13
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
41.15
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11642
38.53
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.25
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.28
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
6.28
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
3.98
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.661
1.661
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
35.82
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10875
35.99
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.15
41.15
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Mike Blyzka and Claude Passeau

Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
7.3
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
27
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.1
9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.04
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.13
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.17
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.67
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.606
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Blyzka and Claude Passeau

Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
1000
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
255.43
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
600
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
38
542.86
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982
561.14
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
108
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
81.14
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
16.57
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.71
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.57
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.86
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
2.12
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.94
34.25
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
153.71
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
123.43
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
45.71
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
85.14
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.19
-31.33
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.63
29.5
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.86
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
214.29
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
168
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
3.57
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
23.43
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.43
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100