Bill Butler vs. Joe Decker — Career Comparison

Bill Butler
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Decker
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Butler and Joe Decker are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 96 for Bill Butler and 96 for Joe Decker, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 95 and 96 respectively. If forced to pick, Joe Decker gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Bill Butler and Joe Decker

Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.04
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.93
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.31
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.35
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.46
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.53
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.56
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.66
39.66
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.18
64.18
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
4.21
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.17
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1775
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
27
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
591.2
9
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
710
9
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
8.44
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
8.9
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.99
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
4.75
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
4.78
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
6.21
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
5.81
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.21
6.21
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.176
1.176
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.47
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2584
39.31
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3125
39.61
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.27
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
4.62
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.6
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.32
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.66
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.465
1.465
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2232
33.95
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2679
33.96
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.31
39.31
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Bill Butler and Joe Decker

Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.04
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.92
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.31
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1776
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
27
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
9
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
9
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.73
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.1
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.09
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.94
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.02
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.84
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.06
93.06
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.77
94.77
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.18
64.18
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Butler and Joe Decker

Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
134
604.51
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
1669.09
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
600
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
527.82
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
501.82
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.07
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
87.27
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
27.07
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
2.48
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
36.71
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.07
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
141.82
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
67.67
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
120
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.51
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
27.07
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
31.58
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.08
-27.44
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
31.38
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.6
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
79
356.39
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
240
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
1.68
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.07
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.51
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.02
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA