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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Team Record in Appearances: 3-2 / in Starts: 1-0

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 4, Entered with runners on base: 1

1972 Pitching Game Log

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1972 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	50	5	Apr 20	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-7	7-7		99	0.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	inf	inf	2	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.56	-0.044	.91	-0.04%	-1.44	7b 1-- 0 out d2	7b 123 0 out d2
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
2	51	137	Sep 10	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-3	6-8	H(1)	99	2.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.86	3.26	9	4	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.40	0.053	.01	0.00%	0.48	6b --- 0 out a2	8b 12- 1 out a2
3	52	147	Sep 23(2)	CHC	@	STL	W,15-1	GS-6	W(1-0)	12	6.0	5	1	1	0	2	0	0	2.16	2.16	23	11	7	2	2	3	60			1	0	0	23	3	1	0	0	0	0	.56	0.124	.00	0.00%	1.57	1b start tie	6b 3 out a7
4	53	153	Oct 1	CHC		STL	W,3-0	6-8	H(2)	7	2.1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.69	2.12	10	2	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.57	0.070	.00	0.00%	0.54	6t --- 0 out a1	8t 12- 1 out a2
5	54	155	Oct 3	CHC		PHI	L,1-11	8-GF		1	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	2.13	3.27	8	1	4	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.05	8t --- 0 out d10	9t end d10
							3-2		W-L:1-0,Hld:2	4.0	12.2	9	3	3	4	7	1	0	2.13	3.27	52	1.13		6%	9%	7	60	1	0%	1	0	0	48	3	1	0	0	0	1	.80	0.203	.05	-0.04%	1.10

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