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Claude Passeau

Claude Passeau

1935–1947  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'3", 198 lb  ·  b. 1909 Waynesboro, MS

Career 162–150 · 3.32 ERA · 1,104 SO · 2719.2 IP · 447 G · 189 H · 15 HR · 80 RBI · .192 AVG

Seasons leading his league
9
6 best in baseball 3 league only
36 Top-5 finishes
6 Title seasons
5 Categories led
1945 Best season

Spanning 1937–1945, peaking at 3 titles in 1945.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons
Led in Pitcher Fielding Percentage for 4 straight seasons (1942–1945) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 595th League titles 9
  • 388th Best in baseball 6
  • 696th Top-5 finishes 36

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage 5 1st 4 yrs (1942–1945) 1939 1.000 1942 1.000 1943 1.000 1944 1.000 1945 1.000
Pitcher Range Factor 1 1st — 1945 NL 2.03
Shutouts 1 1st — 1945 NL 5 1940 #3
Innings Pitched 1 1st — 1937 292.1 1942 #3
Strikeouts 1 1st — 1939 NL 137 1940 #2
Pitcher Putouts — #3 — 1940 #3 1945 #3
Complete Games — #2 — 1941 #3 1942 #2 1945 #3
Walks + Hits / IP — #3 — 1940 #3 1945 #3
Wins — #2 — 1940 #2 1942 #3
Earned Run Average — #2 — 1940 #2 1945 #2

Title Seasons

6 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1945 3 SHO 5 P FPCT 1.000 P RF 2.03
1944 1 P FPCT 1.000
1943 1 P FPCT 1.000
1942 1 P FPCT 1.000
1939 2 SO 137 P FPCT 1.000
1937 1 IP 292.1

Pitching

  led the league   13 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1935 PIT NL 0 1 12.00 1 1 0 3.0 7 4 0 2 1 3.00
1936 PHI NL 11 15 3.48 49 21 3 217.1 247 84 7 55 85 1.39
1937 PHI NL 14 18 4.34 50 34 2 292.1 348 141 16 79 135 1.46
1938 PHI NL 11 18 4.52 44 33 1 239.0 281 120 8 93 100 1.56
1939 CHN +1 NL 15 13 3.28 42 35 3 274.1 269 100 9 73 137 1.25
1940 CHN NL 20 13 2.50 46 31 5 280.2 259 78 8 59 124 1.13
1941 CHN NL 14 14 3.35 34 30 0 231.0 262 86 10 52 80 1.36
1942 CHN NL 19 14 2.68 35 34 0 278.1 284 83 13 74 89 1.29
1943 CHN NL 15 12 2.91 35 31 1 257.0 245 83 10 66 93 1.21
1944 CHN NL 15 9 2.89 34 27 3 227.0 234 73 8 50 89 1.25
1945 CHN NL 17 9 2.46 34 27 1 227.0 205 62 4 59 98 1.16
1946 CHN NL 9 8 3.13 21 21 0 129.1 118 45 5 42 47 1.24
1947 CHN NL 2 6 6.25 19 6 2 63.1 97 44 7 24 26 1.91
Career — — 162 150 3.32 444 331 21 2719.2 2,856 1,003 105 728 1,104 1.32

Batting

13 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1935 PIT NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1936 PHI NL 50 78 8 22 3 0 2 7 2 29 0 .282 .300 .397 .697
1937 PHI NL 50 107 13 21 5 0 1 11 3 39 0 .196 .218 .271 .489
1938 PHI NL 45 80 4 13 1 0 0 3 2 27 0 .163 .183 .175 .358
1939 CHN +1 NL 43 97 6 16 2 0 1 7 2 34 0 .165 .182 .216 .398
1940 CHN NL 46 98 12 20 5 1 1 6 9 33 2 .204 .278 .306 .584
1941 CHN NL 34 86 6 19 2 0 3 12 2 22 0 .221 .239 .349 .587
1942 CHN NL 35 105 7 19 1 0 2 10 0 26 0 .181 .181 .248 .429
1943 CHN NL 35 96 5 19 4 2 0 5 0 30 0 .198 .198 .281 .479
1944 CHN NL 34 80 6 13 3 0 0 3 4 17 0 .163 .202 .200 .402
1945 CHN NL 34 91 10 17 2 0 2 9 2 22 0 .187 .204 .275 .479
1946 CHN NL 21 49 7 10 1 0 3 7 0 7 0 .204 .204 .408 .612
1947 CHN NL 19 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career — — 447 982 84 189 29 3 15 80 26 294 2 .192 .214 .274 .488

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1935 PIT NL P 1 — — 0 2 0 1 2 1.000 2.00
1936 PHI NL P 49 — — 7 49 2 4 58 .966 1.14
1937 PHI NL P 50 — — 14 60 1 3 75 .987 1.48
1938 PHI NL P 44 — — 14 60 4 4 78 .949 1.68
1939 CHN NL P 42 — — 11 58 0 2 69 1.000 1.64
1940 CHN NL P 46 — — 17 62 7 0 86 .919 1.72
1941 CHN NL P 34 — — 6 45 1 4 52 .981 1.50
1942 CHN NL P 35 — — 12 61 0 9 73 1.000 2.09
1943 CHN NL P 35 — — 13 55 0 5 68 1.000 1.94
1944 CHN NL P 34 — — 12 42 0 5 54 1.000 1.59
1945 CHN NL P 34 — — 17 52 0 3 69 1.000 2.03
1946 CHN NL P 21 — — 6 30 1 3 37 .973 1.71
1947 CHN NL P 19 — — 1 7 1 1 9 .889 0.42
Career — — P 444 — — 130 583 17 44 730 .977 1.61