Ken Chase vs. Art Decatur — Career Comparison

Ken Chase
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Art Decatur
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Chase built a career as a starting pitcher and Art Decatur as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Chase posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.27 and WHIP 1.615 compared to 4.51 and 1.482 for Art Decatur. By the career numbers, Ken Chase had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Chase and Art Decatur

Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.45
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.56
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.24
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.6
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.41
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.65
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.57
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.35
40.35
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.11
85.11
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.48
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.27
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
4.51
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3495
27
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1615
27
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165
9
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
538.1
9
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1188
9.18
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
653
10.92
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.18
9.18
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.42
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.7
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
5.36
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.42
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
4.5
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
2.54
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.552
0.552
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.41
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.12
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5283
40.81
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
2431
40.64
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.14
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.12
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
5.45
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.616
1.616
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4574
35.34
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2273
38
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.81
40.81
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.64
40.64

Fielding Stats for Ken Chase and Art Decatur

Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.39
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.356
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.628
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Chase and Art Decatur

Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
253.9
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
530.64
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
449
600
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
173
600
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
559.91
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
159
551.45
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
92.2
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
15
52.02
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
76.17
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
12
41.62
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.03
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.4
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.34
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.04
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.4
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.3
20.45
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
2.37
8.22
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
113.59
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
18
62.43
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
109.58
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
20
69.36
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
37.42
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
9
31.21
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
36.08
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
72.16
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.9
13.23
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.94
-13.65
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.34
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
16.04
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
129.62
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
215.03
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
2.79
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.72
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.35
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100