Joe Decker vs. Steve Jones — Career Comparison

Joe Decker
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Jones
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Decker built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Decker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.531 compared to 4.44 and 1.469 for Steve Jones. By the career numbers, Joe Decker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Decker and Steve Jones

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.93
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.46
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.56
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.17
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
710
9
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
8.9
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.22
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
4.78
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
5.81
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.56
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.176
1.176
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.47
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3125
39.61
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
39.67
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.67
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.6
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.11
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.66
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2679
33.96
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
34.56
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67

Fielding Stats for Joe Decker and Steve Jones

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.92
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
9
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.73
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.1
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.11
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.94
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.22
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.84
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.89
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.77
94.77
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Decker and Steve Jones

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
1669.09
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
38
1520
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
501.82
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
520
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
87.27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.36
36.71
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
38.79
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
141.82
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
120
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.88
31.38
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
33.63
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
22
240
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA