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.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 12	CHC	@	MON	L,0-2	GF	3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	7 (2)	Apr 16	CHC		PHI	W,6-5	GS	22	4.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
3	15 (7)	Apr 27	CHC	@	PIT	W,1-0	GS	30	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	19 (3)	May 1	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-3	GS	30	7.0	0	3	1	4	0	P
5	23 (3)	May 7	CHC		CIN	L,2-5	GS	28	6.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
6	27 (3)	May 11	CHC		ATL	L,6-7	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	30 (2)	May 15	CHC	@	STL	L,0-1	GS	23	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
8	34 (3)	May 19	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-3	GS	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	38 (3)	May 24 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-3	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	43 (4)	May 30 (2)	CHC		SDP	W,8-7	GS	31	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	49 (5)	Jun 7	CHC		SFG	W,8-4		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	51 (1)	Jun 10	CHC	@	SDP	L,8-11		18	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	55 (3)	Jun 14	CHC	@	LAD	L,4-5	GS	27	6.2	0	1	1	2	0	P
14	59 (3)	Jun 19	CHC		STL	L,3-5	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	64 (4)	Jun 23	CHC		NYM	L,10-12	GS	15	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	72 (7)	Jun 30	CHC	@	STL	L,4-5	GS	17	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	75 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,6-10		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	79 (3)	Jul 6 (2)	CHC		MON	W,14-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	91 (11)	Jul 20 (2)	CHC	@	ATL	L,0-5	GS	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	97 (5)	Jul 26 (1)	CHC		ATL	L,3-8	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	107 (9)	Aug 4	CHC	@	NYM	L,0-4	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	118 (10)	Aug 14	CHC		LAD	L,9-13	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	123 (4)	Aug 18	CHC		SDP	L,3-11	GS	18	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	148 (24)	Sep 17	CHC		STL	L,2-9		11	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							24gm		109.0	4	14	3	21	0