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Steve Decker
Steven Michael Decker

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 205 lb.
Schools University of Houston, Lewis-Clark State College

Debut September 18, 1990
  vs. CIN 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 1, 1999
Born October 25, 1965 in Rock Island, IL

Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 21st round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1988. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1990 24 SFG NL  15   54    5   16   2  0   3    8   0  0   1  10  .296  .309  .500  123   27   1   0   0   0   1
 1991 25 SFG NL  79  233   11   48   7  1   5   24   0  1  16  44  .206  .262  .309   63   72   2   4   1   3   7
 1992 26 SFG NL  15   43    3    7   1  0   0    1   0  0   6   7  .163  .280  .186   39    8   0   0   0   1   0
 1993 27 FLA NL   8   15    0    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   3   3  .000  .158  .000  -54    0   0   1   0   0   2
 1995 29 FLA NL  51  133   12   30   2  1   3   13   1  0  19  22  .226  .318  .323   70   43   0   2   1   0   1
 1996 30 TOT NL  67  147   24   36   3  0   2   20   1  0  18  29  .245  .323  .306   68   45   4   2   4   0   3
         SFG NL  57  122   16   28   1  0   1   12   0  0  15  26  .230  .309  .262   57   32   3   2   4   0   3
         COL NL  10   25    8    8   2  0   1    8   1  0   3   3  .320  .393  .520  119   13   1   0   0   0   0
 1999 33 ANA AL  28   63    5   15   6  0   0    5   0  0  13   9  .238  .372  .333   83   21   1   1   0   1   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      263  688   60  152  21  2  13   72   2  1  76 124  .221  .299  .314   68  216   8  10   6   5  18
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        424   37   94  13  1   8   44   1  1  47  76  .221  .299  .314   68  133   5   6   4   3  11
 Career High     79  233   24   48   7  1   5   24   1  1  19  44  .206  .262  .309   63   72   4   4   4   3   7
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1990 24 SFG NL   56   40    8   5.4    95| .296  .260| .309  .325| .500  .390| .809  .715| 123  .589   1.2   0.1   0%
 1991 25 SFG NL  258  199   18   2.4    90| .206  .253| .262  .320| .309  .379| .571  .699|  63  .270 -11.4  -1.2   0%
 1992 26 SFG NL   50   36    3   2.2    87| .163  .252| .280  .317| .186  .371| .466  .688|  39  .248  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 1993 27 FLA NL   19   18    0   0.0   107| .000  .276| .158  .341| .000  .420| .158  .761| -54  .000  -3.4  -0.3   0%
 1995 29 FLA NL  154  106   15   3.8   108| .226  .272| .318  .341| .323  .423| .641  .764|  70  .390  -5.8  -0.6 100%
 1996 30 TOT NL  171  120   17   3.8   106| .245  .269| .323  .338| .306  .421| .629  .759|  68  .391  -6.3  -0.6 100%
         SFG NL  142  102   11   2.9   102| .230  .264| .309  .332| .262  .413| .571  .745|  57  .280  -7.1  -0.7   0%
         COL NL   29   18    6   8.9   125| .320  .295| .393  .368| .520  .462| .913  .830| 119  .755   0.8   0.1 100%
 1999 33 ANA AL   79   54    8   3.9   113| .238  .274| .372  .346| .333  .438| .705  .785|  83  .360  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       787  573   69   3.2   100| .221  .263| .299  .331| .314  .403| .613  .735|  68  .344 -29.5  -3.0  66%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1990 24 SFG NL C 15 75 11 1 2 .989 .987 5.73 5.44 6.24 6.65 14 124.0 1 3 12 7 1991 25 SFG NL C 78 385 41 7 5 .984 .988 5.46 5.59 6.63 6.78 65 578.3 7 26 49 28 1992 26 SFG NL C 15 94 4 0 1 1.000 .991 6.53 5.68 7.43 6.67 14 118.7 1 6 2 2 1993 27 FLA NL C 5 28 2 1 0 .968 .990 6.00 5.76 8.11 6.73 4 33.3 0 0 4 1 1995 29 FLA NL C 46 296 24 5 3 .985 .989 6.96 6.34 8.32 7.40 38 346.0 3 10 26 12 1B 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 8.35 13.50 9.90 0 2.0 1996 30 TOT NL C 40 234 18 0 4 1.000 .989 6.30 6.33 7.54 7.50 33 300.7 5 7 26 11 SFG NL C 30 183 12 0 4 1.000 .989 6.50 6.33 7.50 7.50 26 234.0 5 7 23 9 1B 3 18 3 0 1 1.000 .991 7.00 8.33 8.87 9.63 3 21.3 3B 2 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.20 5.14 2.70 1 7.0 COL NL C 10 51 6 0 0 1.000 .990 5.70 6.33 7.69 7.50 7 66.7 0 0 3 2 1999 33 ANA AL C 17 73 4 1 0 .987 .991 4.53 6.11 5.68 6.98 15 122.0 5 2 9 4 1B 6 30 4 0 2 1.000 .991 5.67 8.33 9.87 9.49 4 31.0 DH 3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1995 29 FLA NL 1B 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 8.35 13.50 9.90 0 2.0 1996 30 SFG NL 1B 3 18 3 0 1 1.000 .991 7.00 8.33 8.87 9.63 3 21.3 1999 33 ANA AL 1B 6 30 4 0 2 1.000 .991 5.67 8.33 9.87 9.49 4 31.0 1996 30 SFG NL 3B 2 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.20 5.14 2.70 1 7.0 1990 24 SFG NL C 15 75 11 1 2 .989 .987 5.73 5.44 6.24 6.65 14 124.0 1 3 12 7 1991 25 SFG NL C 78 385 41 7 5 .984 .988 5.46 5.59 6.63 6.78 65 578.3 7 26 49 28 1992 26 SFG NL C 15 94 4 0 1 1.000 .991 6.53 5.68 7.43 6.67 14 118.7 1 6 2 2 1993 27 FLA NL C 5 28 2 1 0 .968 .990 6.00 5.76 8.11 6.73 4 33.3 0 0 4 1 1995 29 FLA NL C 46 296 24 5 3 .985 .989 6.96 6.34 8.32 7.40 38 346.0 3 10 26 12 1996 30 TOT NL C 40 234 18 0 4 1.000 .989 6.30 6.33 7.54 7.50 33 300.7 5 7 26 11 SFG NL C 30 183 12 0 4 1.000 .989 6.50 6.33 7.50 7.50 26 234.0 5 7 23 9 COL NL C 10 51 6 0 0 1.000 .990 5.70 6.33 7.69 7.50 7 66.7 0 0 3 2 1999 33 ANA AL C 17 73 4 1 0 .987 .991 4.53 6.11 5.68 6.98 15 122.0 5 2 9 4 1999 33 ANA AL DH 3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 216 1185 104 15 15 .988 .989 5.97 5.93 7.15 7.04 183 1623.0 22 54 128 65 1B* 11 51 7 0 3 1.000 .991 5.27 8.34 9.61 9.56 7 54.3 DH 3 Games not counted in Overall Total below 3B* 2 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.20 5.14 2.70 1 7.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 229 1238 113 15 18 .989 .989 5.90 6.01 7.22 7.11 191 1684
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Transactions 

June 1, 1988: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 21st round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1988.

November 17, 1992: Drafted by the Florida Marlins from the San Francisco Giants as the 35th pick in the 1992 expansion draft.

October 16, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

April 5, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

August 21, 1996: Purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the San Francisco Giants.

March 26, 1997: Released by the Colorado Rockies.

April 8, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

September 2, 1997: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

November 24, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

May 8, 1998: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

May 10, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

October 15, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

November 18, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Anaheim Angels.

October 13, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

November 4, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Anaheim Angels.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1991San Francisco Giants$100,000
1993Florida Marlins$138,000
1995Florida Marlins$175,000
Career (may be incomplete)$413,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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