Don Dennis vs. Claude Passeau — Career Comparison

Don Dennis
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Passeau
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Passeau built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Dennis 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 3.69 and 1.517 for Don Dennis. By the career numbers, Claude Passeau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Don Dennis and Claude Passeau

Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
6.2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
1.47
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.1
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.54
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.5
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.92
51.92
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.55
74.55
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.62
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.63
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.69
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.32
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8159
27
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
114.2
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.2
9
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
9.42
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2856
9.45
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
2.59
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.41
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.65
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.24
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
3.65
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.759
0.759
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
38.15
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11642
38.53
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.12
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.28
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.16
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
3.98
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.334
1.334
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
35.4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10875
35.99
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.15
38.15
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Don Dennis and Claude Passeau

Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
6.2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
27
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114.2
9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.86
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
3.14
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.08
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.646
0.646
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.606
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Don Dennis and Claude Passeau

Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
2788.24
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
255.43
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
600
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
982
561.14
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
108
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
81.14
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
16.57
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.71
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.57
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.86
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
16.8
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.94
34.25
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
153.71
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
123.43
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
45.71
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
85.14
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
11.57
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.63
29.5
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.86
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
294
168
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
3.57
3.57
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
23.43
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.43
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100