Len Church vs. Claude Passeau — Career Comparison

Len Church
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Passeau
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Passeau built a career as a starting pitcher and Len Church 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 7.5 and 3.167 for Len Church. By the career numbers, Claude Passeau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Len Church and Claude Passeau

Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
1.47
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.1
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.54
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.5
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.55
74.55
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.62
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.5
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.32
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.4
11.4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8159
27
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.2
9
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
15
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
9.45
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
10.5
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.41
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
3.65
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.13
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
52.5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11642
38.53
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.28
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
3.98
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.833
2.833
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
42
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10875
35.99
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.5
52.5
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Len Church and Claude Passeau

Len Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
27
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.606
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Len Church and Claude Passeau

Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
255.43
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
600
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
982
561.14
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
108
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
81.14
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
16.57
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.71
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.57
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.86
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.94
34.25
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
153.71
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
123.43
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
45.71
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
85.14
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.63
29.5
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.86
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
294
168
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
3.57
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
23.43
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.43
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100