Joe Decker vs. Ben Wade — Career Comparison

Joe Decker
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ben Wade
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Decker built a career as a starting pitcher and Ben Wade 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 4.34 and 1.478 for Ben Wade. 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 Ben Wade

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.93
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.86
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.46
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.56
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.19
21.19
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.17
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
4.34
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
27
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
710
9
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
8.9
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
8.82
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.19
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
4.78
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.39
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
5.81
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
5.7
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.47
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3125
39.61
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1624
39.36
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.07
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.6
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.8
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.66
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2679
33.96
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
34.76
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Joe Decker and Ben Wade

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.92
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
11.06
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
27
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
9
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
9
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.73
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.53
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.1
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.38
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.94
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.28
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.84
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
5.91
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.77
94.77
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Decker and Ben Wade

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
1669.09
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
118
661.68
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
600
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
501.82
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
549.53
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
87.27
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
61.68
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
16.82
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.43
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
39.25
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
36.71
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.33
29.91
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
13
141.82
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
145.79
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
120
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
72.9
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
44.86
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
50.47
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
72.9
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
31.38
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-0.56
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.21
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
240
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
207.48
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
6
33.64
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA