P Roger Decker #3
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
P ROGER DECKER #3 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
19 4 2-3 1 2.98 45.1 42 2 17 37 1.30 1.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/27/1974 ALB Win, 7-5 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 Win
09/25/1974 @ ALB Loss, 1-2 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
09/24/1974 @ ALB Loss, 4-5 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1974 CAM Win, 10-6 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Win
09/17/1974 @ HAR Loss, 0-11 2.1 3 0 0 2 2
09/16/1974 @ HAR Win, 12-10 2.0 4 2 2 1 1
09/07/1974 @ SPR Win, 3-1 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Save
09/06/1974 @ SPR Loss, 6-7 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
09/05/1974 WIL Win, 6-1 0.1 1 0 0 1 1
09/03/1974 WIL Loss, 0-6 2.0 0 0 0 0 4
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/26/1942
Born in:Monroe, LA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$49,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 122 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 26 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 6th Pick in Round 13
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 1 1 1 0 0 5.40 5.0 7 3 3 0 5 2 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 21.60 12.60 3.60 9.00 4.64 2.40 96 0.1 .412        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
vs. RHB 16 7 2 0 0 3 5 2 0 3 0 .438 .571 .562 1.134      
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
July 1 1 1 0 0 5.40 5.0 7 3 3 0 5 2  
Last Year 49 5 4 5 8 5.50 93.1 105 59 57 5 49 50  
2 Years Ago 36 0 0 1 4 3.04 68.0 61 29 23 6 34 31  
Career 107 6 8 9 15 4.37 206.0 213 108 100 13 110 106  
Road 1 1 1 0 0 5.40 5.0 7 3 3 0 5 2  
Grass 1 1 1 0 0 5.40 5.0 7 3 3 0 5 2  
Night 1 1 1 0 0 5.40 5.0 7 3 3 0 5 2  
As Starter 1 1 1 0 0 5.40 5.0 7 3 3 0 5 2  
UNION LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 2 2 1 1 0 10.80 8.1 14 11 10 2 6 4 0 0.0 0 1 50.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 22.68 15.12 4.32 6.48 7.44 2.40 195 -0.2 .375        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 15 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 .267 .389 .267 .656      
vs. RHB 23 10 2 0 2 10 4 2 0 2 0 .435 .519 .783 1.301      
UNION LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 2 1 1 0 10.80 8.1 14 11 10 2 6 4  
2 Years Ago 16 0 0 1 3 3.97 22.2 21 10 10 0 12 9  
Career 206 33 29 29 28 4.40 452.1 490 240 221 34 190 267  
Home 2 2 1 1 0 10.80 8.1 14 11 10 2 6 4  
Grass 2 2 1 1 0 10.80 8.1 14 11 10 2 6 4  
Night 2 2 1 1 0 10.80 8.1 14 11 10 2 6 4  
As Starter 2 2 1 1 0 10.80 8.1 14 11 10 2 6 4  
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 19 4 2 3 1 2.98 45.1 42 15 15 2 17 37 1 25.0 0 3 75.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 1 50.0 15 5 12.11 8.34 7.35 3.38 3.01 1.30 76 1.0 .301        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 31 9 0 0 0 2 5 5 0 1 0 .290 .389 .290 .679      
vs. RHB 139 33 4 0 2 13 12 32 2 4 2 .237 .303 .309 .613      
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 4 4 0 3 0 3.96 25.0 25 11 11 0 10 20  
August 8 0 1 0 0 1.64 11.0 8 2 2 1 3 7  
September 7 0 1 0 1 1.93 9.1 9 2 2 1 4 10  
Postseason 3 0 1 0 0 0.00 4.1 1 0 0 0 0 3  
Last Year 6 6 3 2 0 2.30 47.0 44 13 12 3 18 28  
Career 37 10 7 7 6 2.92 108.0 107 38 35 5 41 80  
Home 11 3 2 3 0 3.77 28.2 24 12 12 1 14 22  
Road 8 1 0 0 1 1.62 16.2 18 3 3 1 3 15  
Grass 19 4 2 3 1 2.98 45.1 42 15 15 2 17 37  
Day 5 1 0 1 1 5.14 7.0 9 4 4 0 1 6  
Night 14 3 2 2 0 2.58 38.1 33 11 11 2 16 31  
As Starter 4 4 0 3 0 3.96 25.0 25 11 11 0 10 20  
As Reliever / Substitution 15 0 2 0 1 1.77 20.1 17 4 4 2 7 17  
C-O-W LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 9 1 0 1 0 2.14 21.0 20 8 5 0 9 18 0 0.0 0 1 100.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 2 0.0 8 3 13.71 8.57 7.71 3.86 2.83 1.38 68 0.5 .333        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 16 5 2 0 0 3 2 3 1 0 1 .312 .400 .438 .838      
vs. RHB 61 15 2 2 0 5 7 15 0 3 2 .246 .343 .344 .687      
C-O-W LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 0 0 0 0 27.00 1.0 3 3 3 0 2 1  
May 1 1 0 1 0 0.00 6.2 4 1 0 0 2 5  
July 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.1 7 2 0 0 4 8  
August 2 0 0 0 0 4.50 4.0 6 2 2 0 1 4  
Career 9 1 0 1 0 2.14 21.0 20 8 5 0 9 18  
Home 4 0 0 0 0 4.50 6.0 10 5 3 0 4 6  
Road 5 1 0 1 0 1.20 15.0 10 3 2 0 5 12  
Grass 9 1 0 1 0 2.14 21.0 20 8 5 0 9 18  
Day 4 0 0 0 0 4.26 6.1 3 3 3 0 4 5  
Night 5 1 0 1 0 1.23 14.2 17 5 2 0 5 13  
As Starter 1 1 0 1 0 0.00 6.2 4 1 0 0 2 5  
As Reliever / Substitution 8 0 0 0 0 3.14 14.1 16 7 5 0 7 13  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1968 Boston - FABL 25 52 3 2 7 2 3.95 95.2 98 42 42 4 36 52 0 0 1.40 .297 3.09 0.6 81
1969 Boston - FABL 26 38 0 1 5 3 5.36 47.0 57 34 28 2 27 20 0 0 1.79 .311 4.09 0.1 73
1970 Washington - FABL 27 45 0 5 3 2 3.09 58.1 56 20 20 1 26 30 0 0 1.41 .285 3.89 0.6 146
1972 Washington - FABL 29 14 0 0 0 0 5.94 16.2 25 13 11 1 8 9 0 0 1.98 .375 3.57 0.0 59
Total FABL 149 3 8 15 7 4.18 217.2 236 109 101 8 97 111 0 0 1.53 .304 3.56 1.4 87
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1963 Hattiesburg - R 20 26 0 2 1 7 3.89 34.2 34 15 15 2 24 30 0 0 1.67 .327 3.96 0.6 136
1965 Hattiesburg - R 22 22 0 3 1 1 4.55 27.2 35 19 14 1 13 17 0 0 1.73 .337 3.96 0.5 121
1965 Arlington - A 22 5 0 0 0 2 5.79 4.2 8 3 3 1 0 4 0 0 1.71 .412 4.42 0.0 84
1965 Springfield - A 22 12 0 2 2 5 4.60 15.2 21 10 8 0 6 15 0 0 1.72 .412 1.65 0.5 88
1966 Columbus - AAA 23 77 0 9 9 19 4.08 121.1 139 65 55 8 47 77 0 0 1.53 .321 3.33 1.1 90
1967 Columbus - AAA 24 29 29 9 12 0 4.62 169.1 170 89 87 14 55 111 1 1 1.33 .288 3.32 1.6 65
1968 Columbus - AAA 25 2 2 1 0 0 1.38 13.0 11 2 2 1 5 3 0 0 1.23 .244 4.58 0.2 327
1969 Columbus - AAA 26 18 0 2 0 0 3.94 32.0 37 16 14 2 24 12 0 0 1.91 .294 4.91 0.1 123
1970 Richmond - AAA 27 15 0 2 2 3 6.00 21.0 30 17 14 2 6 12 0 0 1.71 .359 3.75 0.2 71
1971 Harrisburg - AA 28 21 0 3 3 3 3.86 39.2 40 17 17 2 22 23 0 0 1.56 .295 3.70 0.7 133
1971 Richmond - AAA 28 47 0 5 4 3 4.04 64.2 68 30 29 5 35 39 0 0 1.59 .304 3.74 0.5 101
1972 Harrisburg - AA 29 36 0 0 1 4 3.04 68.0 61 29 23 6 34 31 0 0 1.40 .246 4.70 0.6 173
1972 Richmond - AAA 29 16 0 0 1 3 3.97 22.2 21 10 10 0 12 9 0 0 1.46 .276 3.79 0.2 107
1973 Trenton - A 30 6 6 3 2 0 2.30 47.0 44 13 12 3 18 28 2 0 1.32 .279 3.65 0.7 165
1973 Harrisburg - AA 30 49 5 4 5 8 5.50 93.1 105 59 57 5 49 50 0 0 1.65 .324 4.10 1.1 84
1974 Everett - A 31 9 1 0 1 0 2.14 21.0 20 8 5 0 9 18 0 0 1.38 .333 2.83 0.5 194
1974 Trenton - A 31 19 4 2 3 1 2.98 45.1 42 15 15 2 17 37 1 0 1.30 .301 3.01 1.0 134
1974 Harrisburg - AA 31 1 1 1 0 0 5.40 5.0 7 3 3 0 5 2 0 0 2.40 .412 4.64 0.1 91
1974 Richmond - AAA 31 2 2 1 1 0 10.80 8.1 14 11 10 2 6 4 0 0 2.40 .375 7.44 -0.2 35
Total EA 107 6 8 9 15 4.37 206.0 213 108 100 13 110 106 0 0 1.57 .295 4.23 111.0
Total UL 206 33 29 29 28 4.40 452.1 490 240 221 34 190 267 1 1 1.50 .303 3.65 80.5
Total MAL 37 10 7 7 6 2.92 108.0 107 38 35 5 41 80 3 0 1.37 .308 3.09 134.9
Total SEL 5 0 0 0 2 5.79 4.2 8 3 3 1 0 4 0 0 1.71 .412 4.42 83.9
Total COW 9 1 0 1 0 2.14 21.0 20 8 5 0 9 18 0 0 1.38 .333 2.83 193.8
Total GSL 48 0 5 2 8 4.19 62.1 69 34 29 3 37 47 0 0 1.70 .332 3.96 128.9
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1974 Trenton - MAL 31 3 0 1 0 0 0.00 4.1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.23 .100 1.56 0.2 999
Total MAL 3 0 1 0 0 0.00 4.1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.23 .100 1.56 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1963 Hattiesburg - R P 26 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 34.2 1.04 +0.1 .912
1965 Springfield - A P 12 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 15.2 0.57 +0.3 1.039
1965 Arlington - A P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Hattiesburg - R P 22 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 27.2 1.30 +0.2 1.047
1966 Columbus - AAA P 77 0 2 11 0 15 2 .867 121.1 0.96 -0.9 .864
1967 Columbus - AAA P 29 29 13 17 1 32 2 .938 169.1 1.59 +0.7 .906
1968 Boston - MLB P 52 3 3 9 0 12 0 1.000 95.2 1.13 +1.0 1.144
1968 Columbus - AAA P 2 2 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 13.0 2.08 +0.3 2.037
1969 Boston - MLB P 38 0 4 3 0 8 1 .875 47.0 1.34 +0.0 .750
1969 Columbus - AAA P 18 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 32.0 1.41 +0.8 1.269
1970 Washington - MLB P 45 0 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 58.1 0.93 +0.4 .994
1970 Richmond - AAA P 14 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 21.0 0.43 +0.1 .000
1971 Richmond - AAA P 46 0 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 64.2 0.97 +0.4 1.015
1971 Harrisburg - AA P 21 0 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 39.2 1.82 +0.8 1.219
1972 Washington - MLB P 14 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 16.2 1.62 +0.0 .989
1972 Richmond - AAA P 16 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 22.2 1.19 +0.0 1.001
1972 Harrisburg - AA P 36 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 68.0 0.93 +0.8 1.038
1973 Harrisburg - AA P 49 5 3 9 3 14 2 .857 93.1 1.16 +0.7 1.145
1973 Trenton - A P 6 6 3 9 0 14 2 .857 47.0 2.30 +0.7 1.031
1974 Richmond - AAA P 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.1 0.00 -0.3 .000
1974 Everett - A P 9 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 21.0 1.29 +0.3 1.029
1974 Trenton - A P 19 4 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 45.1 0.99 +0.9 1.049
1974 Harrisburg - AA P 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.2 1.020
TOTAL P 559 53 42 106 6 157 9 .943 1072.0 1.24 +7.7 1.009
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
06/18/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft out of college (Piedmont University; Burlington, NC) by the Boston Minutemen. (Round 13, Pick 6, 246th overall pick).
08/30/1963 Injured (torn flexor tendon (elbow)),out for 13 months.
09/09/1963 Wins the 1963 Championship with the Hattiesburg Top Hats!
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
05/24/1966 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/13/1967 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Buffalo Nickels with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/27/1968 Injured (shoulder inflammation),out for 3 weeks.
01/05/1970 Was traded by the Boston Minutemen to the Washington Eagles, along with LF Dick Baker, in exchange for RP Ed Phipps.
09/16/1973 Injured (forearm tendinitis),out for 1-2 weeks.
05/25/1974 Injured (partially torn labrum),out for 6-7 weeks.
07/27/1974 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HLD Rank
1970 15 4
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