Steve Burke vs. Claude Passeau — Career Comparison

Steve Burke
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Passeau
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Passeau built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Burke 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 3.34 and 1.392 for Steve Burke. By the career numbers, Claude Passeau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Burke and Claude Passeau

Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.34
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
1.47
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.1
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.54
Steve Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.5
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.55
74.55
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.62
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Steve Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.34
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.32
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Steve Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8159
27
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.2
9
Steve Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.07
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2856
9.45
Steve Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Steve Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.35
Steve Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Steve Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Steve Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.31
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.41
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.06
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
3.65
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Steve Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Steve Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Steve Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Steve Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
37.72
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11642
38.53
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.95
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.28
Steve Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1204
3.98
Steve Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.53
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
32.15
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10875
35.99
Steve Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Steve Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Steve Burke and Claude Passeau

Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.34
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
27
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.2
9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.53
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Steve Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.51
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.09
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.67
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.606
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Burke and Claude Passeau

Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
255.43
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1050
600
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982
561.14
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
108
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
81.14
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
16.57
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.71
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.57
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.86
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.94
34.25
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
153.71
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
123.43
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
45.71
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
85.14
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.63
29.5
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.86
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
294
168
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
3.57
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
23.43
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.43
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Steve Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100