Steve Decker

Steven Michael Decker

Positions: Catcher and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: October 25, 1965 in Rock Island, IL
Schools: University of Houston (Houston, TX), Lewis-Clark State College (Lewiston, ID)
Drafted
by the San Francisco Giants in the 21st round of the 1988 amateur draft.
Signed June 6, 1988. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1990
Teams (by GP): Giants/Marlins/Angels/Rockies 1990-1999

Final Game: October 1, 1999
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Standard Batting

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
1990 24 SFG NL 15 56 54 5 16 2 0 3 8 0 0 1 10 .296 .309 .500 .809 123 27 1 0 1 0 0 2
1991 25 SFG NL 79 258 233 11 48 7 1 5 24 0 1 16 44 .206 .262 .309 .571 63 72 7 3 2 4 1 2
1992 26 SFG NL 15 50 43 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 7 .163 .280 .186 .466 38 8 0 1 0 0 0 2
1993 27 FLA NL 8 19 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 .000 .158 .000 .158 -54 0 2 0 0 1 0 /2
1995 29 FLA NL 51 154 133 12 30 2 1 3 13 1 0 19 22 .226 .318 .323 .641 70 43 1 0 0 2 1 2/3
1996 30 TOT NL 67 171 147 24 36 3 0 2 20 1 0 18 29 .245 .323 .306 .629 68 45 3 0 4 2 4 2/35
1996 30 SFG NL 57 142 122 16 28 1 0 1 12 0 0 15 26 .230 .309 .262 .572 57 32 3 0 3 2 4 2/35
1996 30 COL NL 10 29 25 8 8 2 0 1 8 1 0 3 3 .320 .393 .520 .913 119 13 0 0 1 0 0 2
1999 33 ANA AL 28 79 63 5 15 6 0 0 5 0 0 13 9 .238 .372 .333 .705 83 21 4 1 1 1 0 2/3D
7 Yrs 263 787 688 60 152 21 2 13 72 2 1 76 124 .221 .299 .314 .613 68 216 18 5 8 10 6
162 Game Avg. 162 485 424 37 94 13 1 8 44 1 1 47 76 .221 .299 .314 .613 68 133 11 3 5 6 4
SFG (4 yrs) 166 506 452 35 99 11 1 9 45 0 1 38 87 .219 .282 .308 .590 66 139 11 4 6 6 5
FLA (2 yrs) 59 173 148 12 30 2 1 3 14 1 0 22 25 .203 .301 .291 .591 57 43 3 0 0 3 1
COL (1 yr) 10 29 25 8 8 2 0 1 8 1 0 3 3 .320 .393 .520 .913 119 13 0 0 1 0 0
ANA (1 yr) 28 79 63 5 15 6 0 0 5 0 0 13 9 .238 .372 .333 .705 83 21 4 1 1 1 0
NL (6 yrs) 235 708 625 55 137 15 2 13 67 2 1 63 115 .219 .291 .312 .603 66 195 14 4 7 9 6
AL (1 yr) 28 79 63 5 15 6 0 0 5 0 0 13 9 .238 .372 .333 .705 83 21 4 1 1 1 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1990 24 SFG NL 15 56 2 0 -0 1 1 4 0.4 2 5 0.6 .526 .502 0.4 0.2 4 $ 2
1991 25 SFG NL 79 258 -11 -2 -1 -1 4 -11 -1.2 7 -4 -0.5 .484 .492 -0.4 0.3 -3 $100,000 2
1992 26 SFG NL 15 50 -2 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 1 -0 0.0 .488 .499 -0.1 0.1 -0 $ 2
1993 27 FLA NL 8 19 -4 0 -0 0 0 -4 -0.4 0 -3 -0.3 .449 .497 -0.3 0.0 -3 $138,000 /2
1995 29 FLA NL 51 154 -7 -1 0 1 2 -4 -0.4 4 0 0.0 .492 .498 -0.1 0.3 -1 $175,000 2/3
1996 30 SFG NL 57 142 -8 -0 -1 -1 2 -9 -0.9 4 -5 -0.6 .484 .495 -0.4 -0.0 -4 $ 2/35
1996 30 COL NL 10 29 1 -0 0 1 0 2 0.2 1 3 0.3 .522 .501 0.2 0.1 2 $ 2
1999 33 ANA AL 28 79 -2 -2 -1 1 0 -3 -0.3 3 -1 0.0 .489 .498 -0.1 0.1 -1 $ 2/3D
7 Seasons 263 787 -31 -4 -2 1 10 -26 -2.8 22 -4 -0.5 .489 .498 -0.8 1.2 -6 $413,000
SFG (4 yrs) 166 506 -20 -2 -1 -1 7 -18 -1.9 14 -4 -0.5 .489 .497 -0.5 0.6 -2 $100,000
FLA (2 yrs) 59 173 -10 -1 -0 1 2 -8 -0.8 5 -3 -0.3 .486 .497 -0.4 0.4 -4 $313,000
COL (1 yr) 10 29 1 -0 0 1 0 2 0.2 1 3 0.3 .522 .501 0.2 0.1 2 $
ANA (1 yr) 28 79 -2 -2 -1 1 0 -3 -0.3 3 -1 0.0 .489 .498 -0.1 0.1 -1 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1990 24 SFG NL 56 40 8 5.4 95 .317 .296 .260 .309 .325 .500 .390 .809 .715 123 .589 1.2 0.1 .718 .222 .204 .0
1991 25 SFG NL 258 199 18 2.4 90 .229 .206 .253 .262 .320 .309 .379 .571 .699 63 .270 -11.5 -1.2 .466 .167 .103 .0
1992 26 SFG NL 50 36 3 2.2 88 .194 .163 .253 .280 .318 .186 .373 .466 .691 38 .248 -3.2 -0.3 .417 .163 .023
1993 27 FLA NL 19 18 0 0.0 107 .000 .000 .276 .158 .341 .000 .420 .158 .761 -54 .000 -3.4 -0.3 .176 .200 .000
1995 29 FLA NL 154 106 15 3.8 107 .245 .226 .271 .318 .340 .323 .421 .641 .761 70 .391 -5.6 -0.5 .606 .248 .098 1.5
1996 30 TOT NL 171 120 17 3.8 106 .288 .245 .269 .323 .338 .306 .421 .629 .759 68 .391 -6.3 -0.6 .561 .190 .061 1.3
1996 30 SFG NL 142 102 11 2.9 102 .278 .230 .264 .309 .332 .262 .413 .572 .745 57 .280 -7.1 -0.7 .485 .156 .033 .0
1996 30 COL NL 29 18 6 9.0 125 .333 .320 .295 .393 .368 .520 .462 .913 .830 119 .755 0.8 0.1 1.000 .360 .200 1.0
1999 33 ANA AL 79 54 8 3.9 113 .273 .238 .274 .372 .346 .333 .438 .705 .785 83 .360 -0.6 -0.1 .673 .302 .095
7 Yrs 787 573 69 3.2 100 .248 .221 .263 .299 .331 .314 .403 .613 .734 68 .344 -29.4 -3.0 .537 .205 .093 3.5
162 Game Avg. 485 353 43 3.2 100 .248 .221 .263 .299 .331 .314 .403 .613 .734 68 .344 -29.4 -3.0 .537 .205 .093 2
SFG (4 yrs) 506 377 40 2.9 94 .249 .219 .257 .282 .324 .308 .389 .590 .713 66 .312 -20.6 -2.1 .493 .170 .088 .0
FLA (2 yrs) 173 124 15 3.3 107 .220 .203 .271 .301 .340 .291 .421 .591 .761 57 .327 -9.0 -0.9 .545 .243 .088 1.5
COL (1 yr) 29 18 6 8.9 125 .333 .320 .295 .393 .368 .520 .462 .913 .830 119 .755 0.8 0.1 1.000 .360 .200 1.0
ANA (1 yr) 79 54 8 3.9 113 .273 .238 .274 .372 .346 .333 .438 .705 .785 83 .360 -0.6 -0.1 .673 .302 .095
NL (6 yrs) 708 519 61 3.2 98 .245 .219 .262 .291 .330 .312 .399 .603 .729 66 .342 -28.8 -2.9 .523 .195 .093 3.5
AL (1 yr) 79 54 8 3.9 113 .273 .238 .274 .372 .346 .333 .438 .705 .785 83 .360 -0.6 -0.1 .673 .302 .095

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1990 24 SFG NL 56 5.4% 17.9% 1.8% 8.9% 31% 10.00 5.4 18.0 6.8 0.47 0.71 73% 24% 12.0% 17%
1991 25 SFG NL 258 1.9% 17.1% 6.2% 5.0% 27% 2.75 5.3 46.6 9.7 0.53 0.68 73% 20% 5.8% 32%
1992 26 SFG NL 50 0.0% 14.0% 12.0% 2.0% 14% 1.17 6.1 43.0 0.80 1.00 72% 19% 0.0% 15%
1993 27 FLA NL 19 0.0% 15.8% 15.8% 0.0% 1.00 5.0 15.0 0.44 0.60 68% 0% 0.0% 33%
1995 29 FLA NL 154 2.0% 14.3% 12.3% 3.9% 20% 1.16 6.0 44.3 10.2 0.77 0.89 71% 18% 6.5% 28%
1996 30 TOT NL 171 1.2% 17.0% 10.5% 2.9% 14% 1.61 5.1 73.5 7.4 0.68 0.92 69% 23% 3.6% 21%
1996 30 SFG NL 142 0.7% 18.3% 10.6% 1.4% 7% 1.73 4.7 122.0 10.2 0.66 0.88 68% 23% 2.2% 24%
1996 30 COL NL 29 3.5% 10.3% 10.3% 10.3% 38% 1.00 8.3 25.0 3.1 0.75 1.14 72% 26% 9.1% 8%
1999 33 ANA AL 79 0.0% 11.4% 16.5% 7.6% 40% 0.69 7.0 12.6 0.49 0.77 70% 16% 0.0% 19%
7 Yrs 787 1.7% 15.8% 9.7% 4.6% 24% 1.63 5.5 52.9 9.6 0.61 0.79 71% 20% 4.9% 25%
MLB Averages 2.5% 15.9% 8.9% 7.4% 32% 1.79 5.6 35.8 7.8 0.81 1.08 71% 21% 7.4% 16%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1990 24 SFG NL 1.2 0.1 57 -0.1 0.8 -0.9 .79 0.3 -0.4 -0.6 -0.1 0.97 3.6 0
1991 25 SFG NL -11.5 -1.2 260 -1.1 4.0 -5.1 1.04 -1.3 0.2 -13.1 -1.4 0.97 -12.6 2.06 4
1992 26 SFG NL -3.2 -0.3 50 0.2 0.8 -0.7 1.01 -0.3 0.4 -2.0 -0.2 0.97 -2.5 0
1993 27 FLA NL -3.4 -0.3 19 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 1.61 -0.4 0.1 -5.4 -0.5 1.22 -4.5 3.05 2
1995 29 FLA NL -5.8 -0.6 155 -0.5 1.6 -2.1 .81 -0.5 -0.1 -6.1 -0.6 0.94 -6.3 0.98 5
1996 30 TOT NL -6.3 -0.6 176 -0.7 2.3 -3.0 .94 -0.6 -0.1 -5.2 -0.6 0.99 -7.8 1.05 20
1996 30 SFG NL -7.1 -0.7 143 -1.1 1.4 -2.5 .92 -0.9 -0.3 -10.7 -1.1 0.97 -10.2 1.05 20
1996 30 COL NL 0.8 0.1 33 0.4 0.9 -0.5 1.03 0.2 0.1 5.4 0.5 1.09 2.4 0
1999 33 ANA AL -0.6 -0.1 79 -0.1 1.1 -1.2 .86 -0.2 0.1 -4.8 -0.4 0.90 -3.5 1.29 0
7 Yrs -29.6 -3.0 796 -2.9 10.7 -13.5 .95 -3.0 -0.0 -37.1 -3.8 0.97 -33.6 1.30 31

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1990 24 SFG NL 1 0 14% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
1991 25 SFG NL 2 0 10% 69 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 50% 8 5 3 1 0 1 3 0 2
1992 26 SFG NL 1 0 21% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20% 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1993 27 FLA NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 29 FLA NL 0 0 20% 46 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 13% 7 7 0 2 1 1 6 4 1
1996 30 TOT NL 2 0 42% 53 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 32% 9 7 2 3 1 2 7 5 2
1996 30 SFG NL 2 0 36% 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 39% 7 5 2 3 1 2 3 2 1
1996 30 COL NL 0 0 70% 8 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17% 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 3 1
1999 33 ANA AL 0 0 17% 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 4 4 0 1 1 0 3 2 0
7 Yrs 6 0 21% 239 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 13 24% 33 28 5 9 5 4 21 12 6

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1990 24 SFG NL 56 43% 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 100% 10 1 10% 7 3 43% 37 5 14% 5 3 60% 2 1 50% 0
1991 25 SFG NL 258 36% 48 20 0 4 1 0 0 2.06 5 0 9 2 3 4 1 0 2 2 100% 50 7 14% 27 7 26% 162 20 12% 13 5 38% 8 3 38% 0
1992 26 SFG NL 50 28% 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0% 5 2 40% 29 1 3% 0 0 3 1 33% 0
1993 27 FLA NL 19 58% 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3.05 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 29% 4 1 25% 21 1 5% 3 1 33% 2 1 50% 0
1995 29 FLA NL 154 21% 30 3 0 5 1 0 0 0.98 3 0 5 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 25 1 4% 12 5 42% 96 10 10% 8 5 63% 5 2 40% 0
1996 30 TOT NL 171 39% 36 0 0 20 4 0 0 1.05 2 0 6 1 1 1 1 0 5 4 80% 31 3 10% 20 8 40% 122 19 16% 13 7 54% 2 1 50% 0
1996 30 SFG NL 142 39% 28 0 0 20 4 0 0 1.05 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 100% 24 3 13% 17 7 41% 96 12 13% 11 6 55% 2 1 50% 0
1996 30 COL NL 29 38% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 50% 7 0 0% 3 1 33% 26 7 27% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
1999 33 ANA AL 79 43% 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.29 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 17 4 24% 11 4 36% 46 6 13% 4 3 75% 3 2 67% 0
7 Yrs 787 35% 152 29 0 31 6 0 0 1.30 13 0 27 7 6 8 5 0 9 8 89% 150 18 12% 86 30 35% 513 62 12% 46 24 52% 25 11 44% 0
MLB Averages 57% 72% 10% 35% 15% 52% 57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1990 24 SFG NL 44 162 3.68 109 67% 27% 17% 24% 33% 73% 0% 49% 78% 30% 9% 4 0 9% 4 0 16% 7 6 43% 12 0 0
1991 25 SFG NL 258 1014 3.93 635 63% 25% 18% 26% 31% 75% 1% 47% 76% 21% 7% 18 1 18% 46 19 10% 25 19 11% 0 0 0
1992 26 SFG NL 50 190 3.80 111 58% 32% 14% 23% 32% 68% 0% 40% 80% 24% 4% 2 0 20% 10 5 12% 6 4 57% 0 0 0
1993 27 FLA NL 19 86 4.53 49 57% 24% 16% 33% 27% 76% 0% 43% 78% 32% 5% 1 0 16% 3 1 5% 1 0 67% 0 0 0
1995 29 FLA NL 142 550 3.87 335 61% 20% 15% 34% 31% 80% 2% 49% 82% 32% 5% 7 1 16% 23 9 12% 17 10 10% 12 0 0
1996 30 TOT NL 155 589 3.80 359 61% 28% 11% 30% 31% 72% 4% 44% 85% 26% 8% 12 1 21% 32 13 8% 13 5 38% 16 1 2
1996 30 SFG NL 126 484 3.84 297 61% 28% 11% 31% 30% 72% 5% 44% 84% 27% 7% 9 1 20% 25 12 10% 12 4 43% 16 1 2
1996 30 COL NL 29 105 3.62 62 59% 27% 10% 26% 37% 73% 0% 43% 87% 24% 10% 3 0 24% 7 1 3% 1 1 0% 0 0 0
1999 33 ANA AL 79 323 4.09 191 59% 30% 9% 31% 29% 70% 0% 41% 87% 30% 10% 8 0 20% 16 3 16% 13 8 44% 0 0 0
7 Yrs 747 2914 3.90 1789 61% 26% 15% 29% 31% 74% 1% 45% 80% 26% 7% 52 3 18% 134 50 11% 82 52 25% 40 1 2
MLB Averages 3.68 61% 26% 15% 27% 33% 74% 2% 46% 80% 31% 6% 16% 9% 28%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1990 24 15 56 54 5 16 2 0 3 8 0 0 1 10 .296 .309 .500 .809 123 27 1 0 1 0 0
1991 25 94 314 287 16 64 9 1 8 32 0 1 17 54 .223 .270 .345 .615 75 99 8 3 3 4 1
1992 26 109 364 330 19 71 10 1 8 33 0 1 23 61 .215 .271 .324 .596 70 107 8 4 3 4 1
1993 27 117 383 345 19 71 10 1 8 34 0 1 26 64 .206 .266 .310 .576 64 107 10 4 3 5 1
1994 28 117 383 345 19 71 10 1 8 34 0 1 26 64 .206 .266 .310 .576 64 107 10 4 3 5 1
1995 29 168 537 478 31 101 12 2 11 47 1 1 45 86 .211 .281 .314 .595 66 150 11 4 3 7 2
1996 30 235 708 625 55 137 15 2 13 67 2 1 63 115 .219 .291 .312 .603 66 195 14 4 7 9 6
1997 31 235 708 625 55 137 15 2 13 67 2 1 63 115 .219 .291 .312 .603 66 195 14 4 7 9 6
1998 32 235 708 625 55 137 15 2 13 67 2 1 63 115 .219 .291 .312 .603 66 195 14 4 7 9 6
1999 33 263 787 688 60 152 21 2 13 72 2 1 76 124 .221 .299 .314 .613 68 216 18 5 8 10 6

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1990 24 15 57 55 5 17 2 0 3 9 0 1 10 .309 .321 .509 .831 9 15
1991 25 79 263 237 12 52 8 1 5 27 0 17 44 .219 .276 .325 .601 21 79
1992 26 15 54 45 4 9 1 0 0 1 0 8 7 .200 .333 .222 .556 3 15
1993 27 8 19 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 .000 .158 .000 .158 0 8
1995 29 57 170 148 13 32 2 1 3 14 1 20 25 .216 .306 .304 .610 15 51
1996 30 67 170 146 22 35 3 0 2 18 1 18 29 .240 .319 .301 .621 14 67
1999 33 28 77 62 5 14 6 0 0 5 0 12 9 .226 .355 .323 .678 7 28
7 Yrs 269 810 708 61 159 22 2 13 75 2 79 127 .225 .303 .316 .619 69 263
162 Game Avg. 162 488 426 37 96 13 1 8 45 1 48 76 .225 .303 .316 .619 42 263

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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