Nelson Chittum vs. Claude Passeau — Career Comparison

Nelson Chittum
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Passeau
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Passeau built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Chittum 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 3.84 and 1.397 for Nelson Chittum. By the career numbers, Claude Passeau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Chittum and Claude Passeau

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.29
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
1.47
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.1
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.54
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.5
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.92
51.92
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.55
74.55
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.62
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.84
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.32
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8159
27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.2
9
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2856
9.45
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.66
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.18
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.41
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.97
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
3.65
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.794
0.794
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.13
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
38.51
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11642
38.53
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.25
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.28
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.5
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
3.98
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
35.21
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10875
35.99
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Nelson Chittum and Claude Passeau

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.29
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
27
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.79
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.85
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.65
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.65
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.606
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Chittum and Claude Passeau

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
2181.82
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
255.43
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
600
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982
561.14
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
108
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
81.14
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
16.57
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.71
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.57
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
26.86
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
31.86
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.94
34.25
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
153.71
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
123.43
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
45.71
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
85.14
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
27.56
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.63
29.5
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.86
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
168
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
3.57
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
23.43
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.43
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100