Matt Chico vs. Art Decatur — Career Comparison

Matt Chico
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Art Decatur
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Chico 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. Art Decatur posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.51 and WHIP 1.482 compared to 4.95 and 1.577 for Matt Chico. By the career numbers, Art Decatur had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Chico and Art Decatur

Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.76
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.56
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.64
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.6
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.57
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.82
31.82
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.35
40.35
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.95
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.51
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1615
27
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538.1
9
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
10.31
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
653
10.92
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.31
10.31
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.47
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.7
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
3.72
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.42
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
5.24
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
2.54
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.552
0.552
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
988
40.42
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
40.64
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.12
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
5.4
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
5.45
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.65
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.559
1.559
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
868
35.51
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2273
38
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.42
40.42
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.64
40.64

Fielding Stats for Matt Chico and Art Decatur

Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.76
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.64
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
27
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
9
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.1
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.19
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.19
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.674
0.674
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.628
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Chico and Art Decatur

Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
43
348.65
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
530.64
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
63
510.81
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
551.45
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
52.02
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
41.62
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.4
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.4
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
10.25
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.37
8.22
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
62.43
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
69.36
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
48.65
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
3.65
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.94
-13.65
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
121.62
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
62
215.03
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
4.93
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
2.79
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
9
31.21
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100