Art Decatur vs. Joe Fillmore — Career Comparison

Art Decatur
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Fillmore
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Joe Fillmore 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 4.94 and 1.482 for Joe Fillmore. By the career numbers, Art Decatur had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Art Decatur and Joe Fillmore

Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.56
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.52
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.6
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.1
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.57
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.61
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.35
40.35
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.42
42.42
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.34
72.34
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.78
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.51
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
4.94
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1615
27
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
836
27
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538.1
9
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
278.2
9
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
653
10.92
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
9.72
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.7
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.42
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
3.62
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
2.54
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.23
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.552
0.552
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
40.64
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1266
40.89
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.12
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
5.45
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
6.36
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.78
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.58
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2273
38
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1126
36.37
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.64
40.64
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Art Decatur and Joe Fillmore

Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.54
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.09
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
27
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279.2
9
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.87
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.61
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.32
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.628
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.83
70.83
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Art Decatur and Joe Fillmore

Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
530.64
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
62
302.44
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
123
600
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
551.45
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
560.98
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
15
52.02
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
117.07
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
12
41.62
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
82.93
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.4
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.76
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.51
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.4
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.15
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
2.37
8.22
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
42.07
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
18
62.43
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
180.49
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
20
69.36
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
131.71
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
9
31.21
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.29
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
48.78
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
112.2
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.94
-13.65
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.14
44.58
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.63
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
62
215.03
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.27
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
2.79
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.5
20.5
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.39
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.76
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50