Joe Edelen vs. Claude Passeau — Career Comparison

Joe Edelen
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Passeau
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Passeau built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Edelen 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 6.75 and 1.566 for Joe Edelen. By the career numbers, Claude Passeau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Edelen and Claude Passeau

Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.36
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
1.47
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.1
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.54
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.5
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.92
51.92
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.55
74.55
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.62
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.75
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.32
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8159
27
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.2
9
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
11.12
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
9.45
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.18
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
728
2.41
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
3.65
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
39.51
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11642
38.53
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.28
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.75
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
3.98
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
36.13
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10875
35.99
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Joe Edelen and Claude Passeau

Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.36
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
27
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.19
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.19
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.606
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Edelen and Claude Passeau

Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
2314.29
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
255.43
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
600
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
982
561.14
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
108
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
81.14
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
16.57
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.71
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.57
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.86
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
44.63
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.94
34.25
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
153.71
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
123.43
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
45.71
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
85.14
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
59.04
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51.63
29.5
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.86
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
168
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
3.57
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
23.43
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.43
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100