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

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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.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 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		CHW	T,4-4	CG	26	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
2	9 (3)	Apr 16	MIN	@	CAL	W,6-0	GS	25	6.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	14 (4)	Apr 21	MIN	@	TEX	W,8-2	GS	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	18 (3)	Apr 27	MIN		MIL	L,0-9	GS	22	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	22 (3)	May 3	MIN		DET	L,3-4	GS	27	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	25 (2)	May 7	MIN	@	MIL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	28 (2)	May 12	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-9	GS	20	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	31 (2)	May 17	MIN		CAL	W,2-1	GS	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
9	36 (4)	May 21	MIN		OAK	L,1-8	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	40 (3)	May 26	MIN		TEX	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
11	44 (3)	May 31	MIN		NYY	W,5-2	GS	32	7.2	2	0	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	48 (3)	Jun 4	MIN		BOS	L,3-4	GS	22	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	52 (3)	Jun 9	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS	25	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	56 (3)	Jun 14	MIN	@	CLE	W,8-2	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
15	61 (4)	Jun 18	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-10	GS	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	66 (4)	Jun 23 (1)	MIN		CHW	L,1-2	GS	39	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	71 (4)	Jun 27	MIN	@	CHW	W,6-3	GS	25	6.1	2	0	0	2	1	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	76 (4)	Jul 1	MIN		TEX	L,2-6	GS	37	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	82 (5)	Jul 6	MIN	@	MIL	L,0-3	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	88 (5)	Jul 11	MIN		CLE	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
21	92 (3)	Jul 15	MIN		MIL	W,4-3	GS	33	7.1	1	0	1	2	0	P
22	97 (4)	Jul 20	MIN	@	DET	W,12-6	GS	28	5.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
23	99 (1)	Jul 25	MIN	@	OAK	L,1-5	GS	22	4.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
24	104 (4)	Jul 30	MIN		KCR	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	108 (3)	Aug 4 (1)	MIN		OAK	L,4-10	GS	30	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	115 (6)	Aug 8	MIN	@	KCR	W,3-2	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	119 (3)	Aug 14	MIN	@	CLE	W,1-0	GS	29	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	124 (4)	Aug 19	MIN	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
29	128 (3)	Aug 24	MIN	@	BAL	W,9-5	GS	11	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	132 (3)	Aug 28	MIN		NYY	L,0-5	GS	23	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	136 (3)	Sep 2	MIN	@	TEX	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	1	P
32	140 (3)	Sep 7	MIN	@	KCR	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
33	144 (3)	Sep 11	MIN		OAK	W,5-3	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	149 (4)	Sep 15	MIN		KCR	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	153 (3)	Sep 20	MIN		CAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	156 (2)	Sep 24	MIN	@	OAK	L,1-5	GS	26	5.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
37	160 (3)	Sep 28	MIN	@	CAL	L,0-4	GS	13	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
							37gm		248.2	19	20	1	40	2