Denny Driscoll vs. Claude Passeau — Career Comparison

Denny Driscoll
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Claude Passeau
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Passeau built a career as a starting pitcher and Denny Driscoll as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Denny Driscoll posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.195 compared to 3.32 and 1.318 for Claude Passeau. By the career numbers, Denny Driscoll had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denny Driscoll and Claude Passeau

Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
1.47
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.06
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.1
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.54
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.52
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.5
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.35
49.35
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.39
96.39
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.55
74.55
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.95
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.62
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.08
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
3.32
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2043
27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8159
27
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.2
9
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
9.87
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
9.45
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.35
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.89
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
728
2.41
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
2.26
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
3.65
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.674
0.674
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.13
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2942
38.88
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11642
38.53
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.28
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
5.47
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
3.98
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
37.97
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10875
35.99
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Denny Driscoll and Claude Passeau

Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.22
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2301
27
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.46
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.3
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.16
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.76
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.36
87.36
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.67
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.606
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Denny Driscoll and Claude Passeau

Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
95
162.39
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
255.43
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
351
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
600
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
341
582.91
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
982
561.14
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
57
97.44
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
108
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
83.76
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
81.14
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.26
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
16.57
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.71
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.57
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.68
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.86
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
13.28
22.7
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.94
34.25
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
68
116.24
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
153.71
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
67
114.53
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
123.43
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
63.25
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.55
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
45.71
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
41
70.09
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
85.14
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
10.48
17.92
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.63
29.5
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.09
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.86
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.97
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
294
168
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.14
50.14
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
3.57
3.57
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
23.43
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.43
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100