Travis Baptist vs. Joe Decker — Career Comparison

Travis Baptist
Gen XOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Decker
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Decker built a career as a starting pitcher and Travis Baptist as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Decker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.531 compared to 5.67 and 1.704 for Travis Baptist. By the career numbers, Joe Decker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Travis Baptist and Joe Decker

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.93
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.46
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.56
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.17
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
710
9
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.33
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
8.9
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
4.78
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.67
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
5.81
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.815
0.815
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.47
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
41
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3125
39.61
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.6
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.32
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.66
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
35.33
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2679
33.96
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Travis Baptist and Joe Decker

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.92
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
9
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.73
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.1
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.94
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.84
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.77
94.77
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
0.615
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Travis Baptist and Joe Decker

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
1669.09
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
600
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
501.82
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
87.27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
36.71
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
141.82
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
120
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
31.38
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
22
240
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA