Claude Passeau vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Claude Passeau
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Claude Passeau built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.67 and WHIP 1.294 compared to 3.32 and 1.318 for Claude Passeau. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Claude Passeau and Dave Smith

Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
1.47
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.54
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.55
74.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
3.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8159
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.2
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2856
9.45
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.41
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
3.65
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11642
38.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.28
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1204
3.98
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10875
35.99
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Claude Passeau and Dave Smith

Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2428
27
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809.1
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.606
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Passeau and Dave Smith

Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
447
255.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982
561.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
108
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
81.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
16.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.86
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.94
34.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
153.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
123.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
45.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
85.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.63
29.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.86
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
168
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
3.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
23.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA