Marty Decker vs. Claude Passeau — Career Comparison

Marty Decker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Passeau
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Passeau built a career as a starting pitcher and Marty Decker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Marty Decker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.08 and WHIP 0.923 compared to 3.32 and 1.318 for Claude Passeau. By the career numbers, Marty Decker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marty Decker and Claude Passeau

Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
1.47
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.1
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.54
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.5
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.55
74.55
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.62
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
3.32
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8159
27
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.2
9
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.19
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2856
9.45
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.12
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.41
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
3.65
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
35.31
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11642
38.53
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.28
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1204
3.98
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
31.15
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10875
35.99
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.31
35.31
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Marty Decker and Claude Passeau

Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
27
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.67
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.606
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Marty Decker and Claude Passeau

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