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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-19 / in Starts: 4-13
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 38 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	17 (8-6-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 38 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	23 (12-7-3)

Most Driven In
P Gagliano	1
C James	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
Self	1
B Williams	1
D Kessinger	1

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	5	4 (3)	Apr 12	CHC	@	MON	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	6	7 (2)	Apr 16	CHC		PHI	W,6-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.42	-0.022	.67	-0.02%	-0.38	P
3	7	15 (7)	Apr 27	CHC	@	PIT	W,1-0	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.78	0.007	1.87	0.01%	0.07	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	8	19 (3)	May 1	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.714	1.000	9	.95	0.076	1.91	0.09%	0.83	P
5	9	23 (3)	May 7	CHC		CIN	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.556	.778	9	1.99	-0.104	3.84	-0.12%	-1.00	P
6	10	27 (3)	May 11	CHC		ATL	L,6-7	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.545	.818	9	1.93	0.041	3.98	0.05%	0.33	P
7	11	30 (2)	May 15	CHC	@	STL	L,0-1	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.538	.846	9	.65	0.013	1.58	0.02%	0.16	P
8	12	34 (3)	May 19	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-3	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.467	.733	9	.99	-0.056	1.98	-0.07%	-0.60	P
9	13	38 (3)	May 24 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.412	.647	9	.93	-0.047	2.57	-0.08%	-0.40	P
10	14	43 (4)	May 30 (2)	CHC		SDP	W,8-7	GS-7	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.450	.700	9	1.08	0.015	2.46	0.02%	-0.07	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	15	49 (5)	Jun 7	CHC		SFG	W,8-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.450	.700	9						P
12	16	51 (1)	Jun 10	CHC	@	SDP	L,8-11	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.238	.429	.667	9	.78	-0.019	1.89	-0.03%	-0.15	P
13	17	55 (3)	Jun 14	CHC	@	LAD	L,4-5	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.261	.409	.670	9	.81	-0.004	2.03	-0.01%	-0.09	P
14	18	59 (3)	Jun 19	CHC		STL	L,3-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.240	.375	.615	9	.81	-0.043	2.51	-0.08%	-0.38	P
15	19	64 (4)	Jun 23	CHC		NYM	L,10-12	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.231	.360	.591	9	.59	-0.015	1.96	-0.03%	-0.18	P
16	20	72 (7)	Jun 30	CHC	@	STL	L,4-5	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.214	.333	.548	9	.70	-0.036	1.23	-0.04%	-0.48	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	21	75 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,6-10	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.214	.333	.548	9						P
18	22	79 (3)	Jul 6 (2)	CHC		MON	W,14-2	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.242	.323	.565	9	.20	0.035	.23	0.02%	0.47	P
19	23	91 (11)	Jul 20 (2)	CHC	@	ATL	L,0-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.313	.548	9	.43	-0.011	.50	-0.01%	-0.11	P
20	24	97 (5)	Jul 26 (1)	CHC		ATL	L,3-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.235	.313	.548	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	25	107 (9)	Aug 4	CHC	@	NYM	L,0-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.294	.516	9	.73	-0.036	2.09	-0.06%	-0.32	P
22	26	118 (10)	Aug 14	CHC		LAD	L,9-13	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.222	.294	.516	9						P
23	27	123 (4)	Aug 18	CHC		SDP	L,3-11	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.222	.294	.516	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	28	148 (24)	Sep 17	CHC		STL	L,2-9	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.222	.294	.516	9						P
							5-19		38	34	3	6	1	0	1	3	2	0	16	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.294	.516		.84	-0.206	1.87	-0.32%	-2.31

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