Randy Choate vs. Claude Passeau — Career Comparison

Randy Choate
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Passeau
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Passeau built a career as a starting pitcher and Randy Choate 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 3.9 and 1.365 for Randy Choate. By the career numbers, Claude Passeau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Randy Choate and Claude Passeau

Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
14.82
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
1.47
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.1
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.54
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.31
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.5
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.92
51.92
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.55
74.55
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.62
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
3.9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.32
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8159
27
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.2
9
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
7.72
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2856
9.45
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.44
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
3.86
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.41
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
7.68
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
3.65
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.99
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1750
38.6
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11642
38.53
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.25
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.28
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.37
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
3.98
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.13
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1505
33.2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10875
35.99
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Randy Choate and Claude Passeau

Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
14.82
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1224
27
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.73
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.85
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.69
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.58
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.9
95.9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.67
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.174
0.174
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.606
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Randy Choate and Claude Passeau

Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
67200
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
447
255.43
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
600
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982
561.14
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
108
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
81.14
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
16.57
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.71
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.57
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.86
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.94
34.25
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
153.71
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
123.43
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
45.71
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
85.14
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-21.82
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.63
29.5
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.86
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
168
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
3.57
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
23.43
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.43
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100