If someone is passionate about woodworking, they will make better cabinets than someone who is not. Same with coding. It's not about the hours, at all.
I would love to be proven wrong, as I am passionate about many things. However, I find that those that are more practiced are usually far better than simply those that are passionate. There is plenty of survivor bias in this claim, though. So I try not to use it as an indicator of anything.
Passion is the starting point to becoming exceptional.
Or it could lead to a dead end.
No doubt there is a correlation between people who are passionate about something and people who are skilled at that thing. It seems likely to be a causal relationship, too.
But it's the skill that makes the difference to the end result, not the passion. A diligent, conscientious woodworker might make just as good a cabinet as someone who loves to work wood. And a highly trained, professional woodworker will probably make much better cabinets than an enthusiastic amateur who is just having a go in their spare time.