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Joe Decker
George Henry Decker Jr.
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
Final Game: July 7, 1979
Died: March 2, 2003 in Fraser, MI
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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 51 138 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 83 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 52 178 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 114 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 45 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 68 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 2 121 103 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 93 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 97 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 2 121 103 1.500 8.9 0.7 4.6 4.0 0.86
AL (5 yrs) 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) 7 9 .438 4.37 54 23 9 1 0 0 179.1 189 95 87 15 91 6 136 4 0 7 800 97 1.561 9.5 0.8 4.6 6.8 1.49

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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
9 Seasons 55 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. 162 162 135 15 24 6 0 3 9 0 0 9 65 .174 .224 .283 .507 31 38 0 0 18 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1969 CHC NL 22 P 4 1 12.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.73 0.25 1.000 1.97 0.78
1970 CHC NL 23 P 24 17 109.0 21 4 14 3 0 .857 1.49 0.75 .957 1.85 0.71
1971 CHC NL 24 P 21 4 45.2 11 0 11 0 0 1.000 2.17 0.52 .955 1.89 0.78
1972 CHC NL 25 P 5 1 12.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.71 0.20 .900 1.78 0.72
1973 MIN AL 26 P 29 24 170.1 47 24 20 3 0 .936 2.32 1.52 .951 1.86 0.86
1974 MIN AL 27 P 37 37 248.2 40 19 20 1 2 .975 1.41 1.05 .945 1.81 0.83
1975 MIN AL 28 P 10 7 26.1 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.37 0.40 .925 1.88 0.85
1976 MIN AL 29 P 13 12 58.0 17 4 13 0 0 1.000 2.64 1.31 .947 1.88 0.85
1979 SEA AL 32 P 9 2 27.1 11 4 6 1 1 .909 3.29 1.11 .955 1.91 0.81
9 Seasons P 152 105 710.1 153 58 87 8 3 .948 1.84 0.95 .950 1.85 0.81
9 Seasons TOT 152 105 710.1 153 58 87 8 3 .948 1.84 0.95 .897 1.85 0.81

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1974 AL--5.718--9th

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

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1974 AL--9--9th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1623), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1658), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 8, 1965: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 9th round of the 1965 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 1965.

November 30, 1972: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Bob Maneely (minors) and Bill Hands to the Minnesota Twins for Dave LaRoche.

June 25, 1976: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

June 28, 1976: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

December 2, 1976: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

March 20, 1977: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

July 4, 1977: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

December 21, 1977: Purchased by the Seattle Mariners from Mexico City Reds (Mexican).

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