Bill Edgerton vs. Claude Passeau — Career Comparison

Bill Edgerton
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Passeau
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Passeau built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Edgerton 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 4.79 and 2.081 for Bill Edgerton. By the career numbers, Claude Passeau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Edgerton and Claude Passeau

Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
7.4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
1.47
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.1
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.54
Bill Edgerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.5
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.55
74.55
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.62
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Bill Edgerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.79
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.32
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8159
27
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.2
9
Bill Edgerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
13.5
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
9.45
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Bill Edgerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Edgerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bill Edgerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.35
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.41
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.79
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
3.65
Bill Edgerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Bill Edgerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.016
1.016
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Bill Edgerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Bill Edgerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Bill Edgerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
44.85
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11642
38.53
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.18
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.28
Bill Edgerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.1
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
3.98
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.984
1.984
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
39.63
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10875
35.99
Bill Edgerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bill Edgerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.85
44.85
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Bill Edgerton and Claude Passeau

Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
7.4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
Bill Edgerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Edgerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
27
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Edgerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.2
9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.61
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Bill Edgerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.61
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.61
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Bill Edgerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.353
0.353
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.606
Bill Edgerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Edgerton and Claude Passeau

Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
10200
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
255.43
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
600
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982
561.14
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Bill Edgerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
108
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
81.14
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
16.57
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.71
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.57
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.86
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.94
34.25
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
153.71
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
123.43
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
45.71
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
85.14
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
18.72
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.63
29.5
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.86
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Edgerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
294
168
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
3.57
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
23.43
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Edgerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.43
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Bill Edgerton
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100