George Coffman vs. Claude Passeau — Career Comparison

George Coffman
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Passeau
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Passeau built a career as a starting pitcher and George Coffman 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 5.6 and 1.696 for George Coffman. By the career numbers, Claude Passeau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Coffman and Claude Passeau

George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.47
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
1.47
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.1
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.54
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.5
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.92
51.92
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.22
13.22
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.55
74.55
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.62
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.6
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.32
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8159
27
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.2
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.2
9
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
11.48
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
9.45
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.66
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
3.79
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.41
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
2.55
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
3.65
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.705
0.705
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.13
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
41.72
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11642
38.53
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.43
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.28
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
6.57
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
3.98
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.696
1.696
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
37.82
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10875
35.99
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.72
41.72
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for George Coffman and Claude Passeau

George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.55
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.562
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.606
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for George Coffman and Claude Passeau

George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
813.33
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
255.43
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
600
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
73
486.67
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982
561.14
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
108
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
81.14
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
16.57
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.71
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.57
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.86
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.99
26.62
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.94
34.25
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
93.33
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
153.71
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
146.67
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
123.43
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
45.71
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
85.14
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
28.14
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.63
29.5
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.86
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
160
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
294
168
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
3.57
3.57
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
46.67
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
23.43
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.43
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100