Al Downing vs. Claude Passeau — Career Comparison

Al Downing
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Claude Passeau
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Al Downing and Claude Passeau are fairly close on the surface numbers. Claude Passeau had the edge in home runs allowed (0.35 per nine innings vs 0.7). By the career numbers, Claude Passeau had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Al Downing and Claude Passeau

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.61
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
1.47
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.1
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.49
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.54
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.42
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.48
53.48
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.92
51.92
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.55
74.55
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.29
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.62
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
3.22
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
3.32
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8159
27
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.2
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
7.72
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2856
9.45
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.7
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.7
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.41
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.13
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1639
6.5
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
3.65
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.31
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.13
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
9539
37.85
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11642
38.53
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.15
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.28
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
3.72
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1204
3.98
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.13
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
8481
33.65
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10875
35.99
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Al Downing and Claude Passeau

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.61
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6807
27
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2269
9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.29
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.46
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.82
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.75
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.07
96.07
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.67
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.606
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Downing and Claude Passeau

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
409
303.34
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
255.43
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
809
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
600
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
717
531.77
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982
561.14
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
91
67.49
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
108
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
74
54.88
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
81.14
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
16.57
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.71
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.48
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.57
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
17
12.61
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.86
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
18.95
14.06
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.94
34.25
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
115
85.29
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
153.71
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
128
94.93
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
123.43
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
36
26.7
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
51
37.82
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
45.71
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
85
63.04
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
85.14
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.45
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.63
29.5
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.44
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
26
14.86
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
217.31
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
168
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
3.57
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
39.31
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
41
23.43
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
15
11.12
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.43
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100