Jim Devlin vs. Claude Passeau — Career Comparison

Jim Devlin
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Claude Passeau
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Passeau built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Devlin 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 3.38 and 1.286 for Jim Devlin. By the career numbers, Claude Passeau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Devlin and Claude Passeau

Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.22
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
1.47
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.11
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.1
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.58
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.54
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.5
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.92
51.92
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.55
74.55
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.62
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.38
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.32
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8159
27
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
170.1
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.2
9
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
8.51
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2856
9.45
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.35
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
3.06
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.41
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.76
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
3.65
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.869
0.869
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.95
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
39.58
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11642
38.53
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.28
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.13
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
3.98
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
35.56
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10875
35.99
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Jim Devlin and Claude Passeau

Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.22
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
27
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.44
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.02
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.65
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.72
87.72
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.67
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.174
2.174
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.606
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Devlin and Claude Passeau

Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
23
181.58
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
255.43
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
76
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
600
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
70
552.63
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982
561.14
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
142.11
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
108
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
134.21
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
81.14
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
16.57
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.71
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.57
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.86
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.91
54.52
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.94
34.25
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
150
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
153.71
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
189.47
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
123.43
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
102.63
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.58
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
45.71
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
134.21
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
85.14
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.2
64.71
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51.63
29.5
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
47.37
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.86
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
63.16
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
294
168
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
3.57
3.57
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
23.43
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.43
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.68
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.14
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.68
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.14
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100