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Joe Decker

George Henry Decker

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: June 16, 1947 in Storm Lake, IA
High School: Petaluma (Petaluma, CA)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 9th round of the 1965 amateur draft.
Signed June 26, 1965. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1969
Teams (by GP): Twins/Cubs/Mariners 1969-1979

Final Game: July 7, 1979
Died: March 2, 2003 in Fraser, MI
Buried: Buena Vista Memorial Cemetery, Storm Lake, IA
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 7:13AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1969 22 CHC NL 1 0 1.000 2.92 4 1 1 0 0 0 12.1 10 4 4 0 6 0 13 0 0 1 51 142 1.297 7.3 0.0 4.4 9.5 2.17
1970 23 CHC NL 2 7 .222 4.64 24 17 3 1 0 0 108.2 108 64 56 12 56 3 79 4 0 5 482 96 1.509 8.9 1.0 4.6 6.5 1.41
1971 24 CHC NL 3 2 .600 4.73 21 4 4 0 0 0 45.2 62 24 24 2 25 3 37 0 0 1 215 84 1.905 12.2 0.4 4.9 7.3 1.48
1972 25 CHC NL 1 0 1.000 2.13 5 1 1 0 0 0 12.2 9 3 3 1 4 0 7 0 0 0 52 184 1.026 6.4 0.7 2.8 5.0 1.75
1973 26 MIN AL 10 10 .500 4.17 29 24 3 6 3 0 170.1 167 87 79 12 88 0 109 4 0 8 743 95 1.497 8.8 0.6 4.6 5.8 1.24
1974 27 MIN AL 16 14 .533 3.29 37 37 0 11 1 0 248.2 234 105 91 24 97 1 158 2 0 9 1047 115 1.331 8.5 0.9 3.5 5.7 1.63
1975 28 MIN AL 1 3 .250 8.54 10 7 2 1 0 0 26.1 25 25 25 2 36 0 8 0 0 5 135 46 2.316 8.5 0.7 12.3 2.7 0.22
1976 29 MIN AL 2 7 .222 5.28 13 12 1 0 0 0 58.0 60 37 34 3 51 0 35 1 1 6 279 69 1.914 9.3 0.5 7.9 5.4 0.69
1979 32 SEA AL 0 1 .000 4.28 9 2 6 0 0 0 27.1 27 14 13 2 14 1 12 0 0 2 121 104 1.500 8.9 0.7 4.6 4.0 0.86
9 Seasons 36 44 .450 4.17 152 105 21 19 4 0 710.0 702 363 329 58 377 8 458 11 1 37 3125 95 1.520 8.9 0.7 4.8 5.8 1.21
162 Game Avg. 10 12 .450 4.17 40 28 6 5 1 0 188 186 96 87 15 100 2 121 3 0 10 827 95 1.520 8.9 0.7 4.8 5.8 1.21
MIN (4 yrs) 29 34 .460 4.09 89 80 6 18 4 0 503.1 486 254 229 41 272 1 310 7 1 28 2204 94 1.506 8.7 0.7 4.9 5.5 1.14
CHC (4 yrs) 7 9 .438 4.37 54 23 9 1 0 0 179.1 189 95 87 15 91 6 136 4 0 7 800 98 1.561 9.5 0.8 4.6 6.8 1.49
SEA (1 yr) 0 1 .000 4.28 9 2 6 0 0 0 27.1 27 14 13 2 14 1 12 0 0 2 121 104 1.500 8.9 0.7 4.6 4.0 0.86
AL (5 yrs) AL 29 35 .453 4.10 98 82 12 18 4 0 530.2 513 268 242 43 286 2 322 7 1 30 2325 94 1.506 8.7 0.7 4.9 5.5 1.13
NL (4 yrs) NL 7 9 .438 4.37 54 23 9 1 0 0 179.1 189 95 87 15 91 6 136 4 0 7 800 98 1.561 9.5 0.8 4.6 6.8 1.49

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1969 22 CHC NL 12.1 1 4 8 0 1.0 4 0.3 $
1970 23 CHC NL 108.2 17 64 71 -1 .9 7 0.6 $
1971 24 CHC NL 45.2 4 24 27 -1 .9 3 0.2 $
1972 25 CHC NL 12.2 1 3 7 0 .8 4 0.3 $
1973 26 MIN AL 170.1 24 87 102 -2 .9 15 1.5 $
1974 27 MIN AL 248.2 37 105 146 -3 1.0 41 4.4 $
1975 28 MIN AL 26.1 7 25 16 0 .8 -9 -0.9 $
1976 29 MIN AL 58.0 12 37 31 1 .9 -6 -0.7 $
1979 32 SEA AL 27.1 2 14 17 0 .5 3 0.2 $
9 Seasons 710.0 105 363 425 -6 .9 62 5.9 $
MIN (4 yrs) 503.1 80 254 295 -4 .9 41 4.3 $
CHC (4 yrs) 179.1 23 95 113 -2 .9 18 1.4 $
SEA (1 yr) 27.1 2 14 17 0 .5 3 0.2 $

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1969 22 CHC NL 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1970 23 CHC NL 24 38 34 3 6 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 16 .176 .222 .294 .516 32 10 0 0 2 0 0 1
1971 24 CHC NL 22 10 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .250 .333 .375 .708 91 3 0 0 1 0 0 1
1972 25 CHC NL 5 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 3 0 0 /1
1973 26 MIN AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 27 MIN AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 28 MIN AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 29 MIN AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1979 32 SEA AL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
9 Seasons 153 55 46 5 8 2 0 1 3 0 0 3 22 .174 .224 .283 .507 31 13 0 0 6 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 58 49 5 8 2 0 1 3 0 0 3 23 .174 .224 .283 .507 31 14 0 0 6 0 0
MIN (4 yrs) 89 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC (4 yrs) 55 55 46 5 8 2 0 1 3 0 0 3 22 .174 .224 .283 .507 31 13 0 0 6 0 0
SEA (1 yr) 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 55 55 46 5 8 2 0 1 3 0 0 3 22 .174 .224 .283 .507 31 13 0 0 6 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1969 22 CHC NL 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
1970 23 CHC NL 38 -3 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 1
1971 24 CHC NL 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 1
1972 25 CHC NL 5 -1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $16,000 /1
4 Seasons 55 -5 0 1 0 0 4 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $16,000

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1969 CHC NL 22 P 4 1 0 12.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.73 0.25 .960 1.97 1.95 0 2 100% 0
1970 CHC NL 23 P 24 17 1 108.2 21 4 14 3 0 .857 1.49 0.75 .951 1.85 1.84 9 3 25% 0
1971 CHC NL 24 P 21 4 0 45.2 11 0 11 0 0 1.000 2.17 0.52 .954 1.89 1.90 6 4 40% 0
1972 CHC NL 25 P 5 1 0 12.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.71 0.20 .950 1.78 1.78 1 0 0% 0
1973 MIN AL 26 P 29 24 6 170.1 47 24 20 3 0 .936 2.32 1.52 .951 1.86 1.85 12 12 50% 0
1974 MIN AL 27 P 37 37 11 248.2 40 19 20 1 2 .975 1.41 1.05 .947 1.81 1.80 31 16 34% 0
1975 MIN AL 28 P 10 7 1 26.1 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.37 0.40 .940 1.88 1.86 5 2 29% 0
1976 MIN AL 29 P 13 12 0 58.0 17 4 13 0 0 1.000 2.64 1.31 .950 1.88 1.88 11 4 27% 0
1979 SEA AL 32 P 9 2 0 27.1 11 4 6 1 1 .909 3.29 1.11 .949 1.91 1.89 6 1 14% 0
9 Seasons P 152 105 19 710.0 153 58 87 8 3 .948 1.84 0.95 .950 1.85 1.85 81 44 35% 0
9 Seasons TOT 152 105 19 710.0 153 58 87 8 3 .948 1.84 0.95 .950 1.85 1.85 81 44 35% 0
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1974 AL  5.719 (9th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1974 AL  97 (8th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1974 AL  9 (9th)

Putouts as P s c a p y
1973 AL  24 (2nd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1694), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1705), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
197225Chicago Cubs$16,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database
197326Cleveland Indians$15,750Noll/Fort/Hylan database
Career to date (may be incomplete)$31,750
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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