Wally Moon

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1954-1965)

AVG .289
HR 142
RBI 661
H 1,399
OPS .817
PIV 14,884
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 169 lb
Born
4/3/1930 in Bay, AR, USA
Died
2/9/2018 in Bryan, TX, USA
MLB Debut
1954-04-13
Last Game
1965-09-12
Awards
2× All-Star · Rookie of the Year · Gold Glove

Full name: Wallace Wade Moon

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,457 4,843 737 1,399 212 60 142 661 89 644 591 .289 .371 .445 .817 14,884

Career AVG .289 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — +13.4% above league average.

Career OBP .371 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — +15.1% above league average.

Career SLG .445 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — +14.9% above league average.

Career OPS .817 vs. league average .710 across their career seasons — +15.0% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
1954 SLN NL 151 635 106 193 29 9 12 76 18 71 73 .304 .261 (+16%) .333 (+11%) .390 (+11%) .723 (+11%) 1529.5
1955 SLN NL 152 593 86 175 24 8 19 76 11 47 65 .295 .258 (+14%) .332 (+5%) .393 (+16%) .726 (+11%) 1297.3
1956 SLN NL 149 540 86 161 22 11 16 68 12 80 50 .298 .258 (+15%) .331 (+18%) .397 (+18%) .728 (+18%) 2166.8
1957 SLN NL 142 516 86 152 28 5 24 73 5 62 57 .295 .257 (+14%) .323 (+13%) .391 (+30%) .715 (+22%) 2282.1
1958 SLN NL 108 290 36 69 10 3 7 38 2 47 30 .238 .257 (-8%) .324 (+5%) .394 (-7%) .719 (-2%) 19.6
1959 LAN NL 145 543 93 164 26 11 19 74 15 81 64 .302 .256 (+18%) .323 (+22%) .392 (+26%) .715 (+24%) 2849.2
1960 LAN NL 138 469 74 140 21 6 13 69 6 67 53 .299 .255 (+17%) .323 (+18%) .387 (+17%) .711 (+17%) 1759.2
1961 LAN NL 134 463 79 152 25 3 17 88 7 89 79 .328 .258 (+27%) .328 (+32%) .399 (+27%) .727 (+29%) 3103.7
1962 LAN NL 95 244 36 59 9 1 4 31 5 30 33 .242 .257 (-6%) .326 (avg) .393 (-15%) .719 (-8%) -253.8
1963 LAN NL 122 343 41 90 13 2 8 48 5 45 43 .262 .246 (+7%) .308 (+12%) .371 (+3%) .680 (+7%) 531.2
1964 LAN NL 68 118 8 26 2 1 2 9 1 12 22 .220 .250 (-12%) .312 (-6%) .377 (-19%) .690 (-13%) -223.4
1965 LAN NL 53 89 6 18 3 0 1 11 2 13 22 .202 .245 (-18%) .310 (-2%) .371 (-27%) .682 (-16%) -177.8
Career · 12 seasons 1,457 4,843 737 1,399 212 60 142 661 89 644 591 .289 — — — — 14,884

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
8 25 3 6 0 0 1 2 2 2 .240

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1965 WS LAN 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1959 WS LAN 6 23 3 6 0 0 1 2 2 2 .261

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home745244140074391372.304
Away709238733465151288.273

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1965-09-12 LADHOUL 100000000
1965-09-06 LADSFGL 100000000
1965-09-05 LADHOUW 100000000
1965-08-29 LADPHIL 100000000
1965-08-22 LADSFGL 000000000
1965-08-20 LADSFGL 100000000
1965-08-18 LADPHIL 100000001
1965-08-17 LADPHIW 100000000
1965-08-15 LADPITL 100000000
1965-08-08 LADCINL 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 136 132 1194 99 22 120
OF 1141 1093 1939 75 46 13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1954 SLN OF 148 148 387 11 9 2
1955 SLN 1B 51 48 445 34 7 40
1955 SLN OF 100 96 188 5 5 1
1956 SLN 1B 52 52 498 47 9 52
1956 SLN OF 97 95 159 8 2 2
1957 SLN OF 133 132 245 8 9 1
1958 SLN OF 82 75 122 5 2 0
1959 LAN 1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
1959 LAN OF 143 141 224 13 4 2
1960 LAN OF 127 120 194 15 3 3
1961 LAN OF 133 131 186 5 6 1
1962 LAN 1B 32 32 249 18 6 28
1962 LAN OF 36 25 51 2 1 1
1963 LAN OF 96 90 125 2 5 0
1964 LAN OF 23 22 33 0 0 0
1965 LAN OF 23 18 25 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 137
Left Field 602
Center Field 215
Right Field 410

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1960 Gold Glove LF
1954 Rookie of the Year
1954 TSN Rookie of the Year

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Texas A&M University College Station TX 1949, 1950

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1961 Most Valuable Player NL 13th 22.0 224 0
1959 Most Valuable Player NL 4th 161.0 336 4
1956 Most Valuable Player NL 27th 3.0 336 0
1954 Rookie of the Year NL 1st 17.0 24 17

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Wally Moon (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Bruce Campbell
    .290 avg, 106 HR
  2. 89
    Mike Greenwell
    .303 avg, 130 HR
  3. 88
    Steve Kemp
    .278 avg, 130 HR
  4. 88
    Sid Gordon
    .283 avg, 202 HR
  5. 87
    Andre Ethier
    .285 avg, 162 HR
  6. 87
    Stan Spence
    .282 avg, 95 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Wally Moon

What years did Wally Moon play?
Wally Moon played in Major League Baseball from 1954 to 1965.
Was Wally Moon a pitcher?
No. Wally Moon was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Wally Moon hit?
Wally Moon hit 142 career home runs with 1399 hits.