Randy Moffitt
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1972-1983)
Randy Moffitt was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1983 for the San Francisco Giants, the Houston Astros, and the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 12 seasons. Across 534 career appearances, he went 43-52 with a 3.65 ERA, 455 strikeouts, and 96 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 900.4.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
- SO (Strikeouts):
- For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
- WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
- Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.
Data updated
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'3" / 190 lb
- Died
- 8/28/2025 in Long Beach, CA, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1972-06-11
- Last Game
- 1983-09-19
Full name: Randall James Moffitt
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | SFN | NL | 1 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 70.2 | 72 | 29 | 30 | 37 | 3.69 | 3.26 (-13%) | -646.9 |
| 1973 | SFN | NL | 4 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 100.1 | 86 | 27 | 31 | 65 | 2.42 | 3.75 (+35%) | 904.0 |
| 1974 | SFN | NL | 5 | 7 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 102.0 | 99 | 51 | 29 | 49 | 4.50 | 3.63 (-24%) | -124.8 |
| 1975 | SFN | NL | 4 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 74.0 | 73 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 3.89 | 3.71 (-5%) | -546.3 |
| 1976 | SFN | NL | 6 | 6 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 103.0 | 92 | 26 | 35 | 50 | 2.27 | 3.51 (+35%) | 122.6 |
| 1977 | SFN | NL | 4 | 9 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 87.2 | 91 | 35 | 39 | 68 | 3.59 | 4.00 (+10%) | 1743.4 |
| 1978 | SFN | NL | 8 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 81.2 | 79 | 30 | 33 | 52 | 3.31 | 3.69 (+10%) | 534.0 |
| 1979 | SFN | NL | 2 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35.0 | 53 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 7.71 | 4.00 (-93%) | -913.9 |
| 1980 | SFN | NL | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 4.86 | 3.84 (-27%) | -71.1 |
| 1981 | SFN | NL | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 7.94 | 3.58 (-122%) | 28.7 |
| 1982 | HOU | NL | 2 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41.2 | 36 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 3.02 | 3.86 (+22%) | -130.9 |
| 1983 | TOR | AL | 6 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 57.1 | 52 | 24 | 24 | 38 | 3.77 | 3.87 (+3%) | 1.5 |
| Career · 12 seasons | 43 | 52 | 534 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 781.1 | 766 | 317 | 286 | 455 | 3.65 | — | 900 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 535 | 86 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 25 | .140 | .159 | .186 | .345 | 0 |
Career AVG .140 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 46.1% below league average.
Career OBP .159 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 50.9% below league average.
Career SLG .186 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — 51.0% below league average.
Career OPS .345 vs. league average .704 across their career seasons — 51.0% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | SFN | NL | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1973 | SFN | NL | 60 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .059 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1974 | SFN | NL | 61 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .312 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1975 | SFN | NL | 55 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .214 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1976 | SFN | NL | 58 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .143 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1977 | SFN | NL | 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1978 | SFN | NL | 70 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .143 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1979 | SFN | NL | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1980 | SFN | NL | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1981 | SFN | NL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1982 | HOU | NL | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1983 | TOR | AL | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 12 seasons | 535 | 86 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 25 | .140 | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (1069 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 260 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .171 |
| Away | 275 | 51 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .118 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 259 | 398.1 | 371 | 144 | 145 | 240 | 3.25 |
| Away | 275 | 383.0 | 395 | 173 | 141 | 215 | 4.07 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-09-19 | TOR | SEA | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983-09-10 | TOR | OAK | SV | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983-08-29 | TOR | BOS | L | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1983-08-28 | TOR | DET | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983-08-24 | TOR | BAL | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1983-08-20 | TOR | BOS | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983-08-19 | TOR | BOS | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983-08-17 | TOR | CLE | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983-08-16 | TOR | CLE | L | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983-08-15 | TOR | CLE | W | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | SFN | P | 40 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | SFN | P | 60 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 1974 | SFN | P | 61 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 1975 | SFN | P | 55 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 1976 | SFN | P | 58 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | SFN | P | 64 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 1978 | SFN | P | 70 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | SFN | P | 28 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | SFN | P | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1981 | SFN | P | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | HOU | P | 30 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | TOR | P | 45 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 534 |
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| California State University Long Beach | Long Beach | CA | 1968, 1969 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Randy Moffitt (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Randy Moffitt: the record in brief
Randy Moffitt played a first major league game on June 11, 1972 and a last one on September 19, 1983. The season rows list, in order, the San Francisco Giants (1972 through 1981), the Houston Astros (1982), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1983). Moffitt is listed as a pitcher at 6'3" and 190 pounds. Moffitt batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Moffitt was born on October 13, 1948, in Long Beach, CA, USA. Moffitt died on August 28, 2025, in Long Beach, CA, USA. Randy Moffitt was the playing name; the full given name is Randall James.
Moffitt went 43-52 with a 3.65 ERA in 534 games, 1 of them starts. The same table counts 455 strikeouts and 96 saves. Moffitt's 3.65 ERA was close to the 3.74 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 8, in 1978. Moffitt struck out 68 batters in 1977, a career high. Moffitt saved 15 games in 1974, the season high.
Frequently Asked Questions about Randy Moffitt
- What years did Randy Moffitt play?
- Randy Moffitt played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1983.
- Was Randy Moffitt a pitcher?
- Yes. Randy Moffitt pitched in the major leagues, recording 43 wins and 455 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Randy Moffitt hit?
- Randy Moffitt hit 0 career home runs with 12 hits.
- What teams did Randy Moffitt play for?
- Randy Moffitt played for 3 teams: the San Francisco Giants (1972–1981), the Houston Astros (1982), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1983).
- What were Randy Moffitt's career stats?
- In 534 games, Randy Moffitt went 43-52 with a 3.65 ERA, 455 strikeouts, 781.1 innings pitched, and 96 saves.
- What position did Randy Moffitt play?
- Randy Moffitt played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Randy Moffitt and how much did he weigh?
- Randy Moffitt was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 190 pounds.
- What was Randy Moffitt's career ERA?
- Randy Moffitt finished with a 3.65 career ERA, going 43-52 with 455 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Randy Moffitt have?
- Randy Moffitt recorded 455 career strikeouts.
- Is Randy Moffitt in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Randy Moffitt has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.