Dobie Moore

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .349
HR 33
RBI 379
H 628
OPS .914
PIV 7,476
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 180 lb
Born
2/8/1896 in Atlanta, GA, USA
Died
8/20/1947 in Detroit, MI, USA

Full name: Walter Lewis Moore

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
135.0 124.0 18.0 36.0 7.0 5.0 1.0 15.0 7.0 5.0 2.0 .290 .338 .452 .790

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
447 1,799 365 628 115 49 33 379 66 112 5 .349 .392 .523 .914 7,476

Career AVG .349 vs. league average .283 across their career seasons — +23.4% above league average.

Career OBP .392 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — +13.8% above league average.

Career SLG .523 vs. league average .391 across their career seasons — +33.7% above league average.

Career OPS .914 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — +24.4% 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
1920 KCM NNL 43 172 33 55 8 4 1 24 4 13 0 .320 .271 (+18%) .331 (+12%) .363 (+19%) .694 (+15%) 422.9
1921 KCM NNL 63 239 44 78 20 7 8 56 8 11 0 .326 .286 (+14%) .344 (+4%) .395 (+44%) .739 (+25%) 958.4
1922 KCM NNL 77 330 69 127 24 3 7 63 16 15 2 .385 .285 (+35%) .345 (+19%) .397 (+36%) .743 (+28%) 1646.9
1923 KCM NNL 94 378 70 138 22 9 8 79 10 21 0 .365 .282 (+29%) .344 (+18%) .390 (+37%) .734 (+28%) 1953.3
1924 KCM NNL 75 299 64 106 20 11 5 62 9 26 2 .355 .283 (+25%) .345 (+20%) .389 (+40%) .734 (+31%) 1652.2
1925 KCM NNL 78 321 71 100 17 12 4 77 12 15 0 .312 .288 (+8%) .349 (-2%) .407 (+17%) .756 (+8%) 346.8
1926 KCM NNL 17 60 14 24 4 3 0 18 7 11 1 .400 .279 (+43%) .345 (+45%) .390 (+45%) .735 (+45%) 495.5
Career · 7 seasons 447 1,799 365 628 115 49 33 379 66 112 5 .349 — — — — 7,476

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
23 89 11 24 3 3 1 12 6 6 .270

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1925 NNC KCM 7 27 4 4 0 2 1 4 3 1 .148
1925 NWS KCM 6 22 0 8 3 1 0 4 2 4 .364
1924 NWS KCM 10 40 7 12 0 0 0 4 1 1 .300

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home62561100.440
Away3101100.100

Last 9 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1925-08-11 KCMSSNL 522100000
1924-04-27 KCMSSNW 301010000
1923-08-05 KCMMILW 402000000
1921-07-25 KCMDT1W 523100000
1921-06-12 KCMCNNW 422110000
1921-05-09 KCMCAGL 301100010
1921-05-08 KCMCAGW 410000000
1921-05-07 KCMCAGL 300000010
1920-08-01 KCMCAGW 401000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
2B 11 10 14 32 3 3
C 1 0 3 0 0 0
SS 438 358 853 1252 148 164

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1920 KCM 2B 10 9 14 31 3 3
1920 KCM C 1 0 3 0 0 0
1920 KCM SS 36 34 88 91 11 6
1921 KCM 1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
1921 KCM SS 62 61 146 207 32 27
1922 KCM SS 77 77 187 255 36 29
1923 KCM SS 94 94 225 394 32 54
1924 KCM SS 75 75 161 244 29 33
1925 KCM SS 78 1 0 0 0 0
1926 KCM 2B 1 1 0 1 0 0
1926 KCM SS 16 16 46 61 8 15

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 1
First Base 1
Second Base 11
Shortstop 438

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dobie Moore

Was Dobie Moore a pitcher?
No. Dobie Moore was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Dobie Moore hit?
Dobie Moore hit 33 career home runs with 628 hits.