Norm Brown vs. Claude Passeau — Career Comparison

Norm Brown
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Passeau
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Passeau built a career as a starting pitcher and Norm Brown as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Norm Brown posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 3.32 and 1.318 for Claude Passeau. By the career numbers, Norm Brown had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Norm Brown and Claude Passeau

Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
1.47
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.1
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.54
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.5
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.55
74.55
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.62
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
3.32
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8159
27
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.2
9
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.16
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2856
9.45
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.77
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.41
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.51
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
3.65
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.698
0.698
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.13
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
40.19
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11642
38.53
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.63
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.28
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.53
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
3.98
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
36.42
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10875
35.99
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Norm Brown and Claude Passeau

Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.606
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Brown and Claude Passeau

Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1000
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
255.43
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
600
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
982
561.14
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
108
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
81.14
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
16.57
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.71
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.57
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.86
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.94
34.25
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
153.71
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
123.43
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
45.71
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
85.14
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.63
29.5
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.86
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
168
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
3.57
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
23.43
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.43
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100