Joe Decker was born on Monday, June 16, 1947, in Storm Lake, Iowa. Decker was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 18, 1969, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Joe Decker baseball stats page.
"(Joe) Decker was a multi-sports star at Petaluma (High School). He also played basketball, football and golf. He was offered a football scholarship to Notre Dame." - The Press Democrat Obituary
Joe Decker![]() Joe Decker Autograph on a 1971 Topps (#98) |
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Joe DeckerJoe Decker Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1969 | 22 | Cubs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 51 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1970 | 23 | Cubs | 24 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 4.64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 108.2 | 482 | 108 | 56 | 64 | 12 | 56 | 3 | 79 | 5 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 1971 | 24 | Cubs | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.2 | 215 | 62 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1972 | 25 | Cubs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 52 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1973 | 26 | Twins | 29 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 4.17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 170.1 | 743 | 167 | 79 | 87 | 12 | 88 | 0 | 109 | 8 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 1974 | 27 | Twins | 37 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 14 | .533 | 3.29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 248.2 | 1,047 | 234 | 91 | 105 | 24 | 97 | 1 | 158 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | 28 | Twins | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 8.54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26.1 | 135 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1976 | 29 | Twins | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 5.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.0 | 279 | 60 | 34 | 37 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1979 | 32 | Mariners | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.1 | 121 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 9 Years | 152 | 105 | 21 | 36 | 44 | .450 | 4.17 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 710.0 | 3,125 | 702 | 329 | 363 | 58 | 377 | 8 | 458 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 0 | ||
Joe DeckerJoe Decker Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1969 | 22 | Cubs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1970 | 23 | Cubs | 24 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .222 | .294 |
| 1971 | 24 | Cubs | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .375 |
| 1972 | 25 | Cubs | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1973 | 26 | Twins | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1974 | 27 | Twins | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1975 | 28 | Twins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1976 | 29 | Twins | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1979 | 32 | Mariners | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 9 Years | 153 | 46 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .224 | .283 | ||
Joe DeckerJoe Decker Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1969 Cubs | P | 4 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.73 |
| 1970 Cubs | P | 24 | 17 | 326 | 21 | 0.9 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 1.49 |
| 1971 Cubs | P | 21 | 4 | 137 | 11 | 0.5 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.17 |
| 1972 Cubs | P | 5 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.71 |
| 1973 Twins | P | 29 | 24 | 511 | 47 | 1.6 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 2.32 |
| 1974 Twins | P | 37 | 37 | 746 | 40 | 1.1 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 1.41 |
| 1975 Twins | P | 10 | 7 | 79 | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.37 |
| 1976 Twins | P | 13 | 12 | 174 | 17 | 1.3 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.64 |
| 1979 Mariners | P | 9 | 2 | 82 | 11 | 1.2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 3.29 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 152 | 105 | 2,130 | 153 | 1.0 | 145 | 58 | 87 | 8 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 1.84 | |
| 9 Years | 152 | 105 | 2,130 | 153 | 1.0 | 145 | 58 | 87 | 8 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 1.84 | |
Joe DeckerJoe Decker Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1969 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.17 | 9.49 | 4.38 |
| 1970 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 34.0 | 2.1 | 11.3 | 1.41 | 6.54 | 4.64 |
| 1971 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.48 | 7.29 | 4.93 |
| 1972 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.75 | 4.97 | 2.84 |
| 1973 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.24 | 5.76 | 4.65 |
| 1974 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.63 | 5.72 | 3.51 |
| 1975 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.22 | 2.73 | 12.30 |
| 1976 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.69 | 5.43 | 7.91 |
| 1979 Mariners | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.86 | 3.95 | 4.61 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 9 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46.0 | 2.1 | 15.3 | 1.21 | 5.81 | 4.78 |
Joe DeckerJoe Decker Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1969 Chicago Cubs | 36 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1970 Chicago Cubs | 37 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1971 Chicago Cubs | 37 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1972 Chicago Cubs | 37 | $16,000.00 | - | - |
| 1973 Minnesota Twins | 21 | $18,000.00 | - | - |
| 1974 Minnesota Twins | 21 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1975 Minnesota Twins | 21 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1976 Minnesota Twins | 21 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1979 Seattle Mariners | 35 | Undetermined | - | - |
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