Joe Decker vs. Eric Junge — Career Comparison

Joe Decker
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eric Junge
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Decker built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Junge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Junge posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.21 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 4.17 and 1.531 for Joe Decker. By the career numbers, Eric Junge had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Decker and Eric Junge

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.93
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.46
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.56
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
4.17
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
710
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
8.9
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
8.41
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.74
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
4.78
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
5.81
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.082
1.082
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.47
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3125
39.61
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
37.18
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
4.6
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.66
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2679
33.96
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
33.64
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.18
37.18

Fielding Stats for Joe Decker and Eric Junge

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.92
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.73
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.1
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.94
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.84
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.77
94.77
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Decker and Eric Junge

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
1669.09
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
501.82
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
87.27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
36.71
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
141.82
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
120
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
31.38
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
22
240
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA