Joe Decker vs. Roy Smith — Career Comparison

Joe Decker
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Smith
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Decker built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Smith 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 5.24 and 1.970 for Roy Smith. 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 Roy Smith

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.93
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.46
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.56
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.17
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.24
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
710
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
8.9
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
10.07
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
4.78
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
5.81
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.66
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.176
1.176
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.657
1.657
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.47
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.21
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3125
39.61
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
46.34
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.21
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.6
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.66
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.81
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2679
33.96
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
37.88
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34

Fielding Stats for Joe Decker and Roy Smith

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.92
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.73
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.1
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.61
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.94
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.42
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.84
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.01
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.77
94.77
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Decker and Roy Smith

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