Joe Decker
George Henry Decker
Born: June 16, 1947
Storm Lake, IA US
Deceased: March 2, 2003
Fraser, MI US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Career: 1965-1983
Major League Statistics
Joe Decker compiled a career record of 75 wins and 80 losses, with 12 saves, and a 3.73 ERA in his 271-game pitching career with the Treasure Valley Cubs, Lodi Crushers, Tacoma Cubs, San Antonio Missions, Wichita Aeros, Evansville Triplets, Mexico City Diablos Rojos, San Jose Missions, Spokane Indians, Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes and Salt Lake City Gulls. He began playing during the 1965 season and last took the field during the 1983 campaign.
 Lodi Crushers |
 Tacoma Cubs |
 Wichita Aeros |
 Evansville Triplets |
 Wichita Aeros |
 Mexico City Diablos Rojos |
 San Jose Missions |
 Spokane Indians |
 Spokane Indians |
 Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes |
 Salt Lake City Gulls |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | R | PION | Treasure Valley Cubs | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.66 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 59.0 | 50 | 28 | 24 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 1966 | A | CALL | Lodi Crushers | 8 | 7 | .533 | 5.11 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 111.0 | 121 | 70 | 63 | 9 | 59 | 3 | 106 | 3 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 1967 | A | CALL | Lodi Crushers | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.28 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 82.0 | 96 | 53 | 39 | 7 | 37 | 4 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 11 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1.86 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 63.0 | 45 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 1968 | A | CALL | Lodi Crushers | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.50 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 72.0 | 68 | 36 | 28 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | 10 | 10 | .500 | 3.30 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 161.0 | 154 | 65 | 59 | 9 | 48 | 6 | 78 | 4 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1970 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.50 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.08 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 65.0 | 47 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 12 | 7 | .632 | 2.26 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 179.0 | 153 | 65 | 45 | 6 | 82 | 1 | 170 | 5 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1976 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 1 | 10 | .091 | 6.95 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 | 62 | 57 | 44 | 7 | 43 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | MEX | Mexico City Diablos Rojos | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2.57 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42.0 | 45 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4.70 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90.0 | 94 | 52 | 47 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | PCL | San Jose Missions | 6 | 13 | .316 | 3.93 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 151.0 | 160 | 82 | 66 | 3 | 76 | 4 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1979 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.06 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 53.0 | 51 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1980 | AAA | MEX | Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.57 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.3 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | 1 | 2 | .333 | 8.05 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.7 | 42 | 34 | 31 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 75 | 80 | .484 | 3.73 | 271 | 172 | 6 | 44 | 8 | 12 | 1259.0 | 1224 | 632 | 522 | 72 | 583 | 30 | 939 | 29 | 7 | 81 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | R | PION | Treasure Valley Cubs | 13 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .200 | .231 | .280 | .511 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | A | CALL | Lodi Crushers | 27 | 46 | 42 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .286 | .348 | .286 | .634 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | A | CALL | Lodi Crushers | 18 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .182 | .217 | .318 | .536 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | A | CALL | Lodi Crushers | 11 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .167 | .167 | .208 | .375 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | 9 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .263 | .300 | .316 | .616 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | 40 | 58 | 49 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .102 | .137 | .102 | .239 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | 10 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .125 | .250 | .167 | .417 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 28 | 67 | 62 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .194 | .206 | .194 | .400 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 12 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 14 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .194 | .194 | .226 | .419 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 184 | 364 | 324 | 33 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 123 | .173 | .209 | .201 | .410 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | R | PION | Treasure Valley Cubs | P | 13 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .909 | .769 |
| 1966 | A | CALL | Lodi Crushers | P | 23 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .714 | .652 |
| 1967 | A | CALL | Lodi Crushers | P | 17 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | .826 | 1.118 |
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | P | 9 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | .882 | 1.667 |
| 1968 | A | CALL | Lodi Crushers | P | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .909 | .909 |
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | P | 33 | 11 | 40 | 6 | 3 | .895 | 1.545 |
| 1970 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 |
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | P | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 3 | .958 | 2.556 |
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | P | 25 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.480 |
| 1976 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | P | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .842 | 1.333 |
| 1977 | AAA | MEX | Mexico City Diablos Rojos | P | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .889 | 1.000 | |
| 1977 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | P | 14 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .958 | 1.643 |
| 1978 | AAA | PCL | San Jose Missions | P | 43 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .951 | .907 |
| 1979 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | P | 29 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .517 |
| 1980 | AAA | MEX | Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | P | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .125 |
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | P | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .538 |
| Totals | 271 | 107 | 192 | 29 | 14 | .912 | 1.103 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | R | Pioneer League | Treasure Valley Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1966 | A | California League | Lodi Crushers | CHN | ||
| 1967 | A | California League | Lodi Crushers | CHN | ||
| 1968 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1968 | A | California League | Lodi Crushers | CHN | ||
| 1969 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1970 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | CHN | ||
| 1971 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1972 | AAA | American Association 2 | Wichita Aeros | CHN | ||
| 1976 | AAA | American Association 2 | Evansville Triplets | DET | ||
| 1977 | AAA | Mexican League | Mexico City Diablos Rojos | |||
| 1977 | AAA | American Association 2 | Wichita Aeros | CHN | ||
| 1978 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Jose Missions | SEA | ||
| 1979 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Spokane Indians | SEA | ||
| 1980 | AAA | Mexican League | Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes | |||
| 1982 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Gulls | SEA | ||
| 1983 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Gulls | SEA |
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