Claude Passeau vs. Mike Venafro — Career Comparison

Claude Passeau
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Venafro
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Claude Passeau built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Venafro 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 4.09 and 1.457 for Mike Venafro. 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 Mike Venafro

Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
1.47
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.1
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.54
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.5
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.92
51.92
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.55
74.55
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.62
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.32
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.09
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8159
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.2
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2856
9.45
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.38
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
2.41
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
3.34
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
3.65
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
4.65
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11642
38.53
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
39.33
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.28
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.42
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
3.98
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.58
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10875
35.99
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
34.28
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Claude Passeau and Mike Venafro

Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
27
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253.1
9
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.85
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.49
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.27
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.67
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.606
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Passeau and Mike Venafro

Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
255.43
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
307
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1050
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982
561.14
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
108
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
81.14
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
16.57
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.71
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.57
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
26.86
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.94
34.25
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
153.71
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
123.43
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
45.71
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
85.14
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.63
29.5
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.86
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
294
168
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
3.57
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
23.43
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.43
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Passeau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA