Jim Bruske vs. Claude Passeau — Career Comparison

Jim Bruske
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Passeau
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Passeau built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Bruske 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 4.13 and 1.583 for Jim Bruske. By the career numbers, Claude Passeau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bruske and Claude Passeau

Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
6.56
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
1.47
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.1
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.56
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.54
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.5
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.92
51.92
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.55
74.55
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.62
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.13
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.32
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8159
27
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.2
9
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
9.63
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
9.45
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.25
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.41
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
5.94
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
3.65
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.56
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.5
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
40.38
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11642
38.53
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.63
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.28
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
4.81
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
3.98
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.88
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
35.25
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10875
35.99
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.38
40.38
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Jim Bruske and Claude Passeau

Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
6.56
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
27
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.69
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.19
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.19
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.181
0.181
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.606
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bruske and Claude Passeau

Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
6360
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
255.43
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
600
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
982
561.14
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
108
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
81.14
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
16.57
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.71
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.57
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
26.86
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
12.71
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.94
34.25
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
153.71
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
123.43
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
45.71
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
85.14
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-13.17
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.63
29.5
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.86
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
294
168
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
3.57
3.57
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
23.43
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.43
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100