Claude Passeau vs. Willis Roberts — Career Comparison

Claude Passeau
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Willis Roberts
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Claude Passeau built a career as a starting pitcher and Willis Roberts 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 4.64 and 1.521 for Willis Roberts. By the career numbers, Claude Passeau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Claude Passeau and Willis Roberts

Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
1.47
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.13
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.1
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.54
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.59
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.5
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.92
51.92
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.13
53.13
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.55
74.55
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.62
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.32
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.64
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8159
27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.2
9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
9.45
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
9.6
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.94
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.41
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
3.88
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
3.65
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
6.2
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.87
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11642
38.53
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
40.38
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.28
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.87
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
3.98
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
5.06
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.73
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.498
1.498
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10875
35.99
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
35.01
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.38
40.38

Fielding Stats for Claude Passeau and Willis Roberts

Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.13
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.62
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
27
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259.2
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.35
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.04
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.87
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.67
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.53
91.53
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.606
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.365
0.365
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.16
12.16
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Passeau and Willis Roberts

Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
255.43
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
14800
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
600
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982
561.14
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
108
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
81.14
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
16.57
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.71
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.57
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.86
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.94
34.25
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.03
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
153.71
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
123.43
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
45.71
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
85.14
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.63
29.5
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.45
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.86
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
168
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
3.57
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
23.43
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.43
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA