Bill Day vs. Claude Passeau — Career Comparison

Bill Day
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth 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 Bill Day 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 1.802 for Bill Day. By the career numbers, Claude Passeau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Day and Claude Passeau

Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.36
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
1.47
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.07
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.1
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.54
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.97
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.5
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.55
74.55
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.97
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.62
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.66
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.32
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8159
27
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.2
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.2
9
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
10.49
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
9.45
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.49
10.49
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.35
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.73
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.41
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.79
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
3.65
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.13
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
42.93
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11642
38.53
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.28
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
8.74
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
3.98
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
37.1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10875
35.99
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Bill Day and Claude Passeau

Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.35
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
27
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.13
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.81
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.42
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.21
86.21
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.67
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.786
1.786
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.606
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Day and Claude Passeau

Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
14
195.35
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
255.43
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
600
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
982
561.14
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
108
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
81.14
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
16.57
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.71
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.57
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.86
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.15
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.94
34.25
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
153.71
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
123.43
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
45.71
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
85.14
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.02
-42.13
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.63
29.5
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.86
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
294
168
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.17
7.17
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
3.57
3.57
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
23.43
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.43
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100