Clarence Bruce vs. Jaff Decker — Career Comparison

Clarence Bruce
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Jaff Decker
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Clarence Bruce and Jaff Decker are closely matched on the surface stats. Clarence Bruce posted stronger numbers in OPS (.537 vs .510) and slugging (.283 vs .236). Jaff Decker had the advantage in on-base percentage (.274 vs .254). By the career numbers, Clarence Bruce had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Clarence Bruce and Jaff Decker

Clarence Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jaff Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Clarence Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
72
167.44
Jaff Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
241.88
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
600
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
191
600
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
558.14
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
161
505.76
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.565
0.565
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
120.93
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
28
87.96
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
93.02
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
22
69.11
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.93
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.42
Clarence Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.65
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Clarence Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.33
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
27.91
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18.85
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Clarence Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Jaff Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Clarence Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Jaff Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.51
43.05
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
11.7
36.75
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
158.14
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
38
119.37
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
148.84
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
160.21
Clarence Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Jaff Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Clarence Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Jaff Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Clarence Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Jaff Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
55.81
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
50.26
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
37.21
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.71
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
90.7
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
62.83
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.07
46.67
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
11.73
36.83
Clarence Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jaff Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Clarence Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
12
27.91
Jaff Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
69.11
Clarence Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
47
147.64
Clarence Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Jaff Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Clarence Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Jaff Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
13.95
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.71
Clarence Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jaff Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.28
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.3
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.28
Clarence Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jaff Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Clarence Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.3
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.57
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Clarence Bruce and Jaff Decker

Clarence Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jaff Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.12
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.24
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.08
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.92
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1742
27
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1110
27
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580.2
9
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
9
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.2
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
2.04
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
2.79
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Clarence Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Jaff Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
5.27
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
2.36
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
4.99
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
2.26
Clarence Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.71
94.71
Jaff Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.472
4.472
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.824
1.824
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.51
74.51
Clarence Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.37
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Clarence Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jaff Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0