Danny Friend vs. Claude Passeau — Career Comparison

Danny Friend
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Passeau
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Passeau built a career as a starting pitcher and Danny Friend 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 4.71 and 1.561 for Danny Friend. By the career numbers, Claude Passeau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Friend and Claude Passeau

Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.09
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
1.47
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.04
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.1
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.52
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.54
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.47
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.5
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.46
52.46
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.92
51.92
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.55
74.55
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.95
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.62
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
4.71
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.32
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1655
27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8159
27
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
551.2
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.2
9
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9.98
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
9.45
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.36
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
4.06
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.41
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
2.58
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
3.65
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.98
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2506
40.88
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11642
38.53
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.28
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
6.23
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
3.98
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2197
35.84
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10875
35.99
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Danny Friend and Claude Passeau

Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
27
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.72
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.79
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.78
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.51
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.23
90.23
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.67
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.275
2.275
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.606
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Friend and Claude Passeau

Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
69
163.64
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
255.43
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
253
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
600
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
564.43
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
982
561.14
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
144.66
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
108
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
113.83
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
81.14
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.34
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
16.57
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.11
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.71
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.37
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.57
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
30.83
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
26.86
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22.86
54.21
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.94
34.25
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
187.35
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
153.71
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
166.01
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
123.43
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
66.4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.43
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
45.71
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
111.46
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
85.14
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26.17
62.06
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51.63
29.5
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.34
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.86
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.09
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
294
168
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
3.57
3.57
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.23
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
23.43
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.43
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.11
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.14
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.11
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.14
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100