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.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	48 (47)	May 30	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-10		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	51 (2)	Jun 2 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,4-1	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	74 (22)	Jun 28	CHC		LAD	L,4-6		8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	79 (4)	Jul 4	CHC		PIT	W,9-7		6	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	80	Jul 5	CHC		PIT	L,2-6		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	86 (5)	Jul 9 (2)	CHC	@	SDP	L,2-7	GS	15	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	90 (3)	Jul 15	CHC		PHI	W,7-6	GF	17	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
8	94 (3)	Jul 19	CHC		MON	L,3-5		12	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	96 (1)	Jul 21	CHC		NYM	W,11-7		10	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	97	Jul 22	CHC		NYM	L,1-5		12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	116 (18)	Aug 13	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	118 (1)	Aug 15	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	123 (4)	Aug 20 (2)	CHC		HOU	W,5-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	128 (4)	Aug 25	CHC		CIN	L,4-9		1	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	131 (2)	Aug 29	CHC		ATL	L,4-5		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	134 (2)	Aug 31 susp	CHC		MON	L,2-11		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	137 (2)	Sep 3	CHC	@	STL	L,1-6	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	139 (1)	Sep 5	CHC	@	STL	L,5-12		16	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	142 (2)	Sep 8	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-10	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	151 (8)	Sep 17	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
21	159 (7)	Sep 26	CHC		PHI	L,1-5	GS	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							21gm		45.2	0	11	0	11	0