Joe Decker

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: June 16, 1947 in Storm Lake, IA us

Died: March 2, 2003 in Fraser, MI

Buried: Buena Vista Memorial Cemetery, Storm Lake, IA

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 9th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Petaluma HS (Petaluma, CA).

High School: Petaluma HS (Petaluma, CA)

School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Debut: September 18, 1969 (Age 22-094d, 12,934th in major league history)
vs. PHI 6.0 IP, 4 H, 6 SO, 4 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: July 7, 1979 (Age 32-021d)
vs. BOS 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: George Henry Decker

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.7

ERA

4.17

152

105

710.0

458

WHIP

1.520

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 11	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-4	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	15 (9)	Apr 28	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-11		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	22 (6)	May 8	MIN		NYY	L,4-14		12	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	40 (17)	May 26	MIN		BAL	L,2-7	GF	18	4.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	45 (4)	Jun 1	MIN		DET	L,3-8	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	49 (3)	Jun 6 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	W,13-9	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
7	55 (5)	Jun 13	MIN		MIL	L,3-4	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	58 (2)	Jun 17	MIN	@	DET	L,0-6	GS	29	6.1	2	1	0	3	0	P
9	63 (4)	Jun 22	MIN		CAL	L,3-4	GS	34	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
10	68 (4)	Jun 26	MIN	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
11	72 (3)	Jun 30	MIN	@	CAL	W,6-3	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	77 (4)	Jul 5	MIN		KCR	L,10-12	GS	28	5.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
13	82 (4)	Jul 9	MIN		BOS	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
14	87 (4)	Jul 13	MIN		CLE	L,2-11	GS	34	6.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
15	93 (5)	Jul 19	MIN	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
16	100 (6)	Jul 28	MIN		CHW	W,6-5	GS	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	105 (4)	Aug 2	MIN	@	OAK	W,6-3	GS	30	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
18	109 (3)	Aug 7 (1)	MIN		BAL	W,4-2	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	114 (4)	Aug 11	MIN	@	MIL	L,6-7	GS	22	5.1	3	1	0	4	0	P
20	118 (3)	Aug 15	MIN		DET	W,9-7	GS	28	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
21	122 (3)	Aug 19 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
22	126 (3)	Aug 24	MIN		MIL	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
23	130 (3)	Aug 28	MIN	@	DET	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	135 (4)	Sep 2	MIN	@	TEX	L,0-2	GS	35	7.2	2	0	0	2	0	P
25	139 (3)	Sep 7	MIN		CHW	L,2-5	GS	14	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	143 (3)	Sep 11	MIN		TEX	W,6-3	GS	27	5.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
27	146 (2)	Sep 15	MIN	@	CHW	L,4-11	GS	16	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
28	150 (3)	Sep 19	MIN		OAK	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
29	155 (4)	Sep 23	MIN		CAL	L,7-15	GS	8	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							29gm		170.1	24	20	3	47	0