Steve Decker
Steven Michael Decker
Born: October 25, 1965
Rock Island, IL US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 205
Draft: Round 21 (1988 June Amateur Draft, San Francisco Giants)
School: Lewis-Clark State
Career: 1988-2000
Major League Statistics
Steve Decker compiled a career batting average of .302 with 101 home runs and 575 RBI in his 913-game career with the Everett Giants, San Jose Giants, Shreveport Captains, Phoenix Firebirds, Edmonton Trappers, Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Tacoma Rainiers, Nashville Sounds, Norfolk Tides and Sacramento River Cats. He began playing during the 1988 season and last took the field during the 2000 campaign.
 San Jose Giants |
 Everett Giants |
 Shreveport Captains |
 Phoenix Firebirds |
 Edmonton Trappers |
 Colorado Springs Sky Sox |
 Tacoma Rainiers |
 Nashville Sounds |
 Norfolk Tides |
 Sacramento River Cats |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | A | CALL | San Jose Giants | 47 | 198 | 175 | 31 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 21 | .320 | .396 | .440 | .836 | 77 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1988 | Short Season A | NORW | Everett Giants | 13 | 53 | 42 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | .524 | .566 | .714 | 1.280 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 44 | 155 | 142 | 19 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 24 | .324 | .370 | .401 | .772 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1989 | A | CALL | San Jose Giants | 64 | 274 | 225 | 27 | 65 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 36 | .289 | .398 | .382 | .780 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| 1990 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 116 | 452 | 403 | 52 | 118 | 22 | 1 | 15 | 80 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 64 | .293 | .354 | .464 | .818 | 187 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | 31 | 125 | 111 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 29 | .252 | .336 | .477 | .813 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | 125 | 509 | 450 | 50 | 127 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 74 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 64 | .282 | .348 | .393 | .741 | 177 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 73 | 292 | 259 | 38 | 101 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 24 | .390 | .447 | .606 | 1.053 | 157 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 7 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .400 | .500 | .440 | .940 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 99 | 378 | 350 | 44 | 104 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 37 | .297 | .336 | .460 | .796 | 161 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 18 | 67 | 62 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .129 | .194 | .274 | .468 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 102 | 416 | 354 | 55 | 111 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 49 | .314 | .406 | .475 | .881 | 168 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 64 | 279 | 225 | 51 | 64 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 38 | .284 | .398 | .587 | .985 | 132 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 48 | 205 | 162 | 29 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 22 | .302 | .444 | .531 | .975 | 86 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 62 | 281 | 243 | 22 | 66 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 40 | .272 | .356 | .370 | .726 | 90 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Totals | 913 | 3714 | 3228 | 458 | 975 | 195 | 8 | 101 | 575 | 14 | 26 | 412 | 470 | .302 | .380 | .461 | .841 | 1489 | 79 | 22 | 3 | 49 | 19 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Short Season A | NORW | Everett Giants | C | 5 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .952 | 8.000 | 1 | |||
| 1988 | A | CALL | San Jose Giants | C | 29 | 199 | 26 | 5 | 1 | .978 | 7.759 | 4 | |||
| 1989 | A | CALL | San Jose Giants | C | 54 | 385 | 48 | 6 | 5 | .986 | 8.019 | 8 | |||
| 1989 | A | CALL | San Jose Giants | 1B | 5 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .972 | 7.000 | ||||
| 1989 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | C | 42 | 229 | 22 | 5 | 1 | .980 | 5.976 | 4 | |||
| 1989 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1990 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | C | 97 | 650 | 71 | 10 | 8 | .986 | 7.433 | 9 | |||
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | C | 26 | 156 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .994 | 6.615 | 3 | |||
| 1992 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | 1B | 3 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.667 | ||||
| 1992 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | C | 112 | 626 | 63 | 5 | 10 | .993 | 6.152 | 10 | |||
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 1B | 7 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .964 | 7.571 | ||||
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | C | 44 | 244 | 32 | 6 | 4 | .979 | 6.273 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 30.2 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | C | 7 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .984 | 8.571 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 22.2 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 1B | 9 | 76 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 9.222 | ||||
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | C | 44 | 306 | 21 | 1 | 2 | .997 | 7.432 | 5 | 28 | 11 | 28.2 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 3B | 24 | 18 | 40 | 5 | 2 | .921 | 2.417 | ||||
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 1B | 70 | 580 | 46 | 4 | 65 | .994 | 8.943 | ||||
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .667 | ||||
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | C | 24 | 146 | 12 | 4 | 2 | .975 | 6.583 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 18.5 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | C | 18 | 119 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.167 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 38.9 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | C | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 3B | 38 | 15 | 64 | 6 | 3 | .929 | 2.079 | ||||
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 1B | 14 | 126 | 8 | 1 | 12 | .993 | 9.571 | ||||
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 1B | 5 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .935 | 8.600 | ||||
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 1B | 33 | 313 | 14 | 1 | 41 | .997 | 9.909 | ||||
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | ||||
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | C | 15 | 97 | 8 | 1 | 4 | .991 | 7.000 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 20.0 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 3B | 13 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 0 | .903 | 2.154 | ||||
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | C | 11 | 77 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .988 | 7.636 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 27.8 |
| Totals | 759 | 4638 | 556 | 76 | 185 | .986 | 6.843 | 55 | 134 | 49 | 26.8 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | A | California League | San Jose Giants | SFN | ||
| 1988 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Everett Giants | SFN | ||
| 1989 | A | California League | San Jose Giants | SFN | ||
| 1989 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Captains | SFN | ||
| 1990 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Captains | SFN | ||
| 1991 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Phoenix Firebirds | SFN | ||
| 1992 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Phoenix Firebirds | SFN | ||
| 1994 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Edmonton Trappers | FLO | ||
| 1996 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | COL | ||
| 1997 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Rainiers | SEA | ||
| 1998 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | PIT | ||
| 1998 | AAA | International League | Norfolk Tides | NYN | ||
| 1999 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Edmonton Trappers | ANA | ||
| 2000 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento River Cats | OAK | ||
| 2000 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Edmonton Trappers | ANA |
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