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Harry Decker
Earle Harry Decker

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.

Debut August 23, 1884
Final Game October 3, 1890
Born September 3, 1864 in Lockport, IL

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1884 19 TOT     27   90    9   14   3  0   0    0   0      6      .156  .208  .189   41   17               0    
         IND AA   4   15    1    4   1  0   0    0   0      1      .267  .313  .333  113    5               0    
         KCC UA  23   75    8   10   2  0   0        0      5      .133  .188  .160   25   12                    
 1886 21 TOT NL  21   77    2   17   2  1   0    7   0      3  14  .221  .250  .273   59   21                    
         DTN NL  14   54    2   12   1  0   0    5   0      2   9  .222  .250  .241   48   13                    
         WHS NL   7   23    0    5   1  1   0    2   0      1   5  .217  .250  .348   85    8                    
 1889 24 PHI NL  11   30    4    3   0  0   0    2   1      2   5  .100  .156  .100  -30    3               0    
 1890 25 TOT NL  97  373   57  104  15  3   5   40  12     30  37  .279  .333  .375  117  140               0    
         PHI NL   5   19    5    7   1  0   0    2   4      4   1  .368  .478  .421  159    8               0    
         PIT NL  92  354   52   97  14  3   5   38   8     26  36  .274  .324  .373  114  132               0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      156  570   72  138  20  4   5   49  13  0  41  56  .242  .293  .318   89  181   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        592   75  143  21  4   5   51  14  0  43  58  .242  .293  .318   89  188   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     97  373   57  104  15  3   5   40  12  0  30  37  .279  .333  .375  117  140   0   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1884 19 TOT      96   76    4   1.4    55| .156  .235| .208  .263| .189  .307| .397  .569|  41  .170  -4.0  -0.5     
         IND AA   16   11    2   4.8    66| .267  .241| .313  .279| .333  .329| .646  .608| 113  .670   0.3   0.0     
         KCC UA   80   65    2   0.8    53| .133  .233| .188  .259| .160  .302| .348  .561|  25  .071  -4.3  -0.5     
 1886 21 TOT NL   80   60    5   2.2    80| .221  .258| .250  .307| .273  .353| .523  .661|  59  .271  -3.9  -0.5     
         DTN NL   56   42    3   1.8    82| .222  .261| .250  .311| .241  .358| .491  .668|  48  .219  -3.4  -0.4     
         WHS NL   24   18    2   2.9    75| .217  .251| .250  .299| .348  .343| .598  .643|  85  .387  -0.5  -0.1     
 1889 24 PHI NL   32   27    0   0.0   103| .100  .283| .156  .356| .100  .387| .256  .742| -30  .000  -5.5  -0.6     
 1890 25 TOT NL  403  269   47   4.6    79| .279  .246| .333  .320| .375  .333| .708  .653| 117  .570   7.1   0.8     
         PHI NL   23   12    4   8.8    90| .368  .263| .478  .340| .421  .355| .899  .695| 159  .812   1.8   0.2     
         PIT NL  380  257   43   4.4    78| .274  .245| .324  .319| .373  .331| .697  .651| 114  .551   5.2   0.6     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       611  432   56   3.4    77| .242  .248| .293  .312| .318  .334| .611  .646|  89  .446  -6.4  -0.8     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1884 19 TOT C 15 70 15 7 3 .924 .899 5.67 7.71 25 IND AA C 4 17 3 3 1 .870 .913 5.00 7.15 9 KCC UA OF 16 20 6 6 1 .813 .815 1.62 1.47 6 4 6 C 11 53 12 4 2 .942 .895 5.91 7.91 16 1886 21 TOT NL C 18 114 42 20 1 .886 .918 8.67 6.74 21 DTN NL C 14 89 32 18 1 .871 .918 8.64 6.74 15 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 1 0 0 WHS NL C 4 25 10 2 0 .946 .919 8.75 6.75 6 3B 2 4 3 0 0 1.000 .864 3.50 3.25 SS 1 0 1 3 0 .250 .909 1.00 4.20 1889 24 PHI NL 2B 7 13 17 5 3 .857 .926 4.29 6.09 C 3 12 3 3 1 .833 .909 5.00 5.70 0 OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.00 1 0 0 1890 25 TOT NL C 71 269 72 34 5 .909 .926 4.80 6.04 38 TOT NL 1B 18 173 7 5 15 .973 .976 10.00 10.26 TOT NL OF 6 15 0 6 0 .714 .915 2.50 1.90 4 0 2 PHI NL 1B 2 14 1 1 2 .938 .974 7.50 10.25 OF 2 3 0 4 0 .429 .909 1.50 1.90 2 0 0 C 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .909 2.00 6.00 2 PIT NL C 70 267 72 34 5 .909 .926 4.84 6.04 36 1B 16 159 6 4 13 .976 .976 10.31 10.26 OF 4 12 0 2 0 .857 .916 3.00 1.90 2 0 2 2B 1 1 2 2 0 .600 .938 3.00 5.40 SS 1 1 6 2 2 .778 .897 7.00 5.30
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1890 25 TOT NL 1B 18 173 7 5 15 .973 .976 10.00 10.26 PHI NL 1B 2 14 1 1 2 .938 .974 7.50 10.25 PIT NL 1B 16 159 6 4 13 .976 .976 10.31 10.26 1889 24 PHI NL 2B 7 13 17 5 3 .857 .926 4.29 6.09 1890 25 PIT NL 2B 1 1 2 2 0 .600 .938 3.00 5.40 1886 21 WHS NL 3B 2 4 3 0 0 1.000 .864 3.50 3.25 1884 19 TOT C 15 70 15 7 3 .924 .899 5.67 7.71 25 IND AA C 4 17 3 3 1 .870 .913 5.00 7.15 9 KCC UA C 11 53 12 4 2 .942 .895 5.91 7.91 16 1886 21 TOT NL C 18 114 42 20 1 .886 .918 8.67 6.74 21 DTN NL C 14 89 32 18 1 .871 .918 8.64 6.74 15 WHS NL C 4 25 10 2 0 .946 .919 8.75 6.75 6 1889 24 PHI NL C 3 12 3 3 1 .833 .909 5.00 5.70 0 1890 25 TOT NL C 71 269 72 34 5 .909 .926 4.80 6.04 38 PHI NL C 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .909 2.00 6.00 2 PIT NL C 70 267 72 34 5 .909 .926 4.84 6.04 36 1884 19 KCC UA OF 16 20 6 6 1 .813 .815 1.62 1.47 6 4 6 1886 21 DTN NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 1 0 0 1889 24 PHI NL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.00 1 0 0 1890 25 TOT NL OF 6 15 0 6 0 .714 .915 2.50 1.90 4 0 2 PHI NL OF 2 3 0 4 0 .429 .909 1.50 1.90 2 0 0 PIT NL OF 4 12 0 2 0 .857 .916 3.00 1.90 2 0 2 1886 21 WHS NL SS 1 0 1 3 0 .250 .909 1.00 4.20 1890 25 PIT NL SS 1 1 6 2 2 .778 .897 7.00 5.30
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total C 107 465 132 64 10 .903 .920 5.58 6.38 84 OF 24 36 6 12 1 .778 .850 1.75 1.61 12 4 8 1B 18 173 7 5 15 .973 .976 10.00 10.26 2B 8 14 19 7 3 .825 .927 4.12 6.00 3B 2 4 3 0 0 1.000 .864 3.50 3.25 SS 2 1 7 5 2 .615 .899 4.00 4.75 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 161 693 174 93 31 .903 .927 5.39 6.03
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

At Bats per Home Run
1890 NL-74.6-10

Youngest Player
1884 AA-19-10

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

September 5, 1886: Purchased by the Washington Nationals from the Detroit Wolverines for at least $400. at least $400 (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

July 21, 1889: Released by the Philadelphia Quakers.

June 4, 1890: Purchased by the Pittsburg Alleghenys from the Philadelphia Phillies.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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