What years did Claude Passeau play?

Claude Passeau played in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1947.

Was Claude Passeau a pitcher?

Yes. Claude Passeau pitched in the major leagues, recording 162 wins and 1104 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Claude Passeau hit?

Claude Passeau hit 15 career home runs with 189 hits.

What awards did Claude Passeau win?

Claude Passeau was selected to 5 All-Star Games.

What were Claude Passeau's career stats?

In 444 games, Claude Passeau went 162-150 with a 3.32 ERA, 1,104 strikeouts, 2,719.2 innings pitched, and 21 saves. At the plate he had 189 hits and 15 home runs.

What position did Claude Passeau play?

Claude Passeau played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Claude Passeau and how much did he weigh?

Claude Passeau was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 198 pounds.

What was Claude Passeau's career ERA?

Claude Passeau finished with a 3.32 career ERA, going 162-150 with 1,104 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Claude Passeau have?

Claude Passeau recorded 1,104 career strikeouts.

Is Claude Passeau in the Hall of Fame?

No. Claude Passeau has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Claude Passeau make?

Claude Passeau was selected to 5 All-Star Games.

Claude Passeau

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1935-1947)

Claude Passeau was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1947 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Chicago Cubs, a span of 13 seasons. Across 444 career appearances, he went 162-150 with a 3.32 ERA, 1,104 strikeouts, and 21 saves. He also batted .192 with 15 home runs. Claude Passeau was a 5-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 39597.7.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 162–150

ERA 3.32

WHIP 1.32

SO 1,104

Pitcher PIV 39597.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 198 lb
Born: 4/9/1909 in Waynesboro, MS, USA
Died: 8/30/2003 in Lucedale, MS, USA
MLB Debut: 1935-09-29
Last Game: 1947-09-17
Awards: 5× All-Star

Full name: Claude William Passeau

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Career Pitching Statistics

Claude Passeau — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
162	150	444	331	188	26	21	2719.2	2,856	1,003	105	728	1,104	3.32	39597.7

Career ERA 3.32 vs. league average 3.99 across their career seasons — 16.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Claude Passeau Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1935	PIT	NL	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.0	7	4	2	1	12.00	—	0.0
1936	PHI	NL	11	15	49	21	8	2	3	217.1	247	84	55	85	3.48	4.59 (+24%)	4427.1
1937	PHI	NL	14	18	50	34	18	1	2	292.1	348	141	79	135	4.34	4.34 (avg)	3776.2
1938	PHI	NL	11	18	44	33	15	0	1	239.0	281	120	93	100	4.52	4.35 (-4%)	2441.7
1939	PHI	NL	2	4	8	8	4	1	0	53.1	54	25	25	29	4.22	4.28 (+2%)	805.0
1939	CHN	NL	13	9	34	27	13	1	3	221.0	215	75	48	108	3.05	4.28 (+29%)	5884.8
1940	CHN	NL	20	13	46	31	20	4	5	280.2	259	78	59	124	2.50	4.21 (+41%)	7811.9
1941	CHN	NL	14	14	34	30	20	3	0	231.0	262	86	52	80	3.35	3.94 (+15%)	3474.6
1942	CHN	NL	19	14	35	34	24	3	0	278.1	284	83	74	89	2.68	3.57 (+25%)	1430.5
1943	CHN	NL	15	12	35	31	18	1	1	257.0	245	83	66	93	2.91	3.50 (+17%)	1710.8
1944	CHN	NL	15	9	34	27	18	2	3	227.0	234	73	50	89	2.89	3.57 (+19%)	3265.1
1945	CHN	NL	17	9	34	27	19	5	1	227.0	205	62	59	98	2.46	3.67 (+33%)	4631.6
1946	CHN	NL	9	8	21	21	10	2	0	129.1	118	45	42	47	3.13	3.59 (+13%)	768.9
1947	CHN	NL	2	6	19	6	1	1	2	63.1	97	44	24	26	6.25	3.97 (-57%)	-830.3
Career · 14 seasons			162	150	444	331	188	26	21	2,719.2	2,856	1,003	728	1,104	3.32	—	39,598

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Claude Passeau — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
447	982	84	189	29	3	15	80	2	26	294	.192	.214	.274	.488	-4,537

Career AVG .192 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 27.8% below league average.

Career OBP .214 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 36.1% below league average.

Career SLG .274 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — 27.2% below league average.

Career OPS .488 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 31.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Claude Passeau Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1935	PIT	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	PHI	NL	50	78	8	22	3	0	2	7	0	2	29	.282	.283 (-1%)	.349 (-14%)	.404 (-2%)	.753 (-7%)	-113.0
1937	PHI	NL	50	107	13	21	5	0	1	11	0	3	39	.196	.276 (-29%)	.342 (-36%)	.398 (-32%)	.740 (-34%)	-611.5
1938	PHI	NL	45	80	4	13	1	0	0	3	0	2	27	.163	.272 (-40%)	.341 (-46%)	.392 (-55%)	.734 (-51%)	-666.4
1939	PHI	NL	8	20	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	CHN	NL	35	77	6	12	2	0	1	6	0	2	27	.156	.274 (-43%)	.342 (-48%)	.393 (-44%)	.735 (-46%)	0.0
1940	CHN	NL	46	98	12	20	5	1	1	6	2	9	33	.204	.267 (-24%)	.335 (-17%)	.387 (-21%)	.722 (-19%)	-308.6
1941	CHN	NL	34	86	6	19	2	0	3	12	0	2	22	.221	.262 (-16%)	.332 (-28%)	.373 (-7%)	.705 (-17%)	-251.8
1942	CHN	NL	35	105	7	19	1	0	2	10	0	0	26	.181	.253 (-29%)	.323 (-44%)	.349 (-29%)	.672 (-36%)	-596.8
1943	CHN	NL	35	96	5	19	4	2	0	5	0	0	30	.198	.255 (-23%)	.324 (-39%)	.346 (-19%)	.671 (-29%)	-457.7
1944	CHN	NL	34	80	6	13	3	0	0	3	0	4	17	.163	.261 (-38%)	.325 (-38%)	.357 (-44%)	.683 (-41%)	-507.7
1945	CHN	NL	34	91	10	17	2	0	2	9	0	2	22	.187	.260 (-28%)	.328 (-38%)	.354 (-23%)	.683 (-30%)	-438.6
1946	CHN	NL	21	49	7	10	1	0	3	7	0	0	7	.204	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	CHN	NL	19	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			447	982	84	189	29	3	15	80	2	26	294	.192	—	—	—	—	-3,952

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Claude Passeau — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Claude Passeau — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1945	WS	CHN	3	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Claude Passeau — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	3	2	0	16.2	7	5	8	3	2.70

Playoff Pitching by Year

Claude Passeau — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1945	WS	CHN	1	0	3	2	0	16.2	7	5	8	3	2.70

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Claude Passeau — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	222	449	41	92	8	39	.205
Away	225	532	44	97	7	40	.182

Pitching — Home / Away

Claude Passeau — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	221	1349.0	1389	464	364	562	3.10
Away	223	1369.2	1470	543	367	546	3.57

Last 10 Games — Batting

Claude Passeau — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1947-09-17	CHC	NY1	L	0	0
1947-09-13	CHC	PHI	L	1	0
1947-09-01	CHC	CIN	L	0	0
1947-08-28	CHC	BRO	L	0	0
1947-08-25	CHC	NY1	W	1	1
1947-08-21	CHC	BSN	L	0	0
1947-08-17	CHC	CIN	L	1	0
1947-08-13	CHC	PIT	L	1	1
1947-08-11	CHC	STL	L	0	0
1947-08-09	CHC	CIN	L	1	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Claude Passeau — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1947-09-17	CHC	NY1	—	1.1	5	4	2	1	1	0
1947-09-13	CHC	PHI	—	3.2	3	1	1	0	2	0
1947-09-01	CHC	CIN	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	2	0
1947-08-28	CHC	BRO	—	2.0	4	1	1	0	1	0
1947-08-25	CHC	NY1	W	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1947-08-21	CHC	BSN	—	1.0	5	3	3	0	0	1
1947-08-17	CHC	CIN	—	4.0	9	5	5	1	2	0
1947-08-13	CHC	PIT	—	4.0	8	7	7	5	1	2
1947-08-11	CHC	STL	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1947-08-09	CHC	CIN	L	4.0	6	5	3	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Claude Passeau — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	444	0	130	583	17	44

Season-by-Season Fielding

Claude Passeau — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1935	PIT	P	1	0	2	0	1
1936	PHI	P	49	7	49	2	4
1937	PHI	P	50	14	60	1	3
1938	PHI	P	44	14	60	4	4
1939	PHI	P	8	4	9	0	0
1939	CHN	P	34	7	49	0	2
1940	CHN	P	46	17	62	7	0
1941	CHN	P	34	6	45	1	4
1942	CHN	P	35	12	61	0	9
1943	CHN	P	35	13	55	0	5
1944	CHN	P	34	12	42	0	5
1945	CHN	P	34	17	52	0	3
1946	CHN	P	21	6	30	1	3
1947	CHN	P	19	1	7	1	1

Career Games by Position

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Claude Passeau Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	444

College History

Claude Passeau — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Millsaps College	Jackson	MS	1929, 1930, 1931, 1932

Award Voting History

Claude Passeau — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1945	Most Valuable Player	NL	19th	9.0	336
1942	Most Valuable Player	NL	10th	33.0	336
1940	Most Valuable Player	NL	16th	26.0	336

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Claude Passeau: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 29, 1935 and the final game on September 17, 1947, Claude Passeau built the record summarized on this page. By club, Passeau's seasons break down as the Pittsburgh Pirates (1935), the Philadelphia Phillies (1936 to 1939), and the Chicago Cubs (1939 to 1947). At 6-foot-3 and 198 pounds, Passeau is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Passeau batted and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is April 9, 1909, in Waynesboro, MS, USA. Passeau died on August 30, 2003, in Lucedale, MS, USA. The given name on file is Claude William Passeau.

Across 444 games (331 starts), Passeau recorded 162 wins against 150 losses with a 3.32 ERA. Passeau had 1,104 strikeouts, 188 complete games, 26 shutouts, and 21 saves. That 3.32 ERA compares with a 3.99 league average across the same seasons, 16.8% better. 1940 brought Passeau a season-high 20 wins. 1937 produced Passeau's most strikeouts, 135. 1945 was Passeau's sharpest full season, a 2.46 ERA against the league's 3.67.

Frequently Asked Questions about Claude Passeau

What years did Claude Passeau play?: Claude Passeau played in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1947.
Was Claude Passeau a pitcher?: Yes. Claude Passeau pitched in the major leagues, recording 162 wins and 1104 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Claude Passeau hit?: Claude Passeau hit 15 career home runs with 189 hits.
What teams did Claude Passeau play for?: Claude Passeau played for 3 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (1935), the Philadelphia Phillies (1936–1939), and the Chicago Cubs (1939–1947).
What awards did Claude Passeau win?: Claude Passeau was selected to 5 All-Star Games.
What were Claude Passeau's career stats?: In 444 games, Claude Passeau went 162-150 with a 3.32 ERA, 1,104 strikeouts, 2,719.2 innings pitched, and 21 saves. At the plate he had 189 hits and 15 home runs.
What position did Claude Passeau play?: Claude Passeau played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Claude Passeau and how much did he weigh?: Claude Passeau was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 198 pounds.
What was Claude Passeau's career ERA?: Claude Passeau finished with a 3.32 career ERA, going 162-150 with 1,104 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Claude Passeau have?: Claude Passeau recorded 1,104 career strikeouts.
Is Claude Passeau in the Hall of Fame?: No. Claude Passeau has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Claude Passeau make?: Claude Passeau was selected to 5 All-Star Games.