Chet Covington vs. Claude Passeau — Career Comparison

Chet Covington
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Passeau
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Passeau built a career as a starting pitcher and Chet Covington 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 4.66 and 1.397 for Chet Covington. By the career numbers, Claude Passeau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chet Covington and Claude Passeau

Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.42
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
1.47
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.1
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.54
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.5
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.55
74.55
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.62
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.66
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.32
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8159
27
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.2
9
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
10.71
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
9.45
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
728
2.41
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.03
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
3.65
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.543
0.543
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.674
0.674
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.13
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
39.1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11642
38.53
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.33
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.28
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.12
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
3.98
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
37.24
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10875
35.99
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Chet Covington and Claude Passeau

Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.606
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Covington and Claude Passeau

Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1900
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
255.43
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
600
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
982
561.14
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
108
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
81.14
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
16.57
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.71
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.57
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.86
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.94
34.25
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
153.71
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
123.43
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
45.71
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
85.14
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.63
29.5
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.86
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
168
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
3.57
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
23.43
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.43
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100