Art Decatur vs. Fred Klages — Career Comparison

Art Decatur
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Klages
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Klages 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. Fred Klages posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 4.51 and 1.482 for Art Decatur. By the career numbers, Fred Klages had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Art Decatur and Fred Klages

Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.56
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.09
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.6
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.79
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.75
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.57
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.35
40.35
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
4.51
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.28
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1615
27
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538.1
9
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
653
10.92
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
7.76
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.7
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.42
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.43
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
2.54
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.43
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.552
0.552
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
40.64
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
37.14
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.12
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
5.45
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.43
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2273
38
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
33.56
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.64
40.64
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Art Decatur and Fred Klages

Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.09
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.79
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
27
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.1
9
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.75
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.9
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.64
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.64
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.628
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Art Decatur and Fred Klages

Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
530.64
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
15
473.68
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
551.45
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
52.02
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
41.62
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.4
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.4
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.37
8.22
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
14.18
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
62.43
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
69.36
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
31.21
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.94
-13.65
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
6.06
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
215.03
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
315.79
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
2.79
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
1.9
1.9
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
31.21
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA