What years did Earl Moore play?

Earl Moore played in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1914.

Was Earl Moore a pitcher?

Yes. Earl Moore pitched in the major leagues, recording 163 wins and 1403 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Earl Moore hit?

Earl Moore hit 0 career home runs with 134 hits.

What was Earl Moore's career batting average?

Earl Moore batted .141 over his career, with 134 hits in 949 at bats.

How many RBI did Earl Moore have?

Earl Moore drove in 43 runs in his career.

What was Earl Moore's career ERA?

Earl Moore finished with a 2.78 career ERA, going 163-154 with 1,403 strikeouts.

Earl Moore

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1901-1914)

Earl Moore was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1914 for 5 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 14 seasons. Across 388 career appearances, he went 163-154 with a 2.78 ERA and 1,403 strikeouts. He also batted .141 with 0 home runs.

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 October 12, 2026

W–L 163–154

ERA 2.78

WHIP 1.29

SO 1,403

Pitcher PIV -9885.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 195 lb
Born: 7/29/1877 in Pickerington, OH, USA
Died: 11/28/1961 in Columbus, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1901-04-25
Last Game: 1914-10-10

Full name: Alonzo Earl Moore

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Career Pitching Statistics

Earl Moore — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
163	154	388	326	230	34	6	2776.0	2,474	856	57	1,108	1,403	2.78	-9885.9

Career ERA 2.78 vs. league average 2.91 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Earl Moore Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1901	CLE	AL	16	14	31	30	28	4	0	251.1	234	81	107	99	2.90	3.49 (+17%)	-1452.5
1902	CLE	AL	17	18	36	34	29	4	1	293.0	304	96	101	84	2.95	3.17 (+7%)	-2811.8
1903	CLE	AL	20	8	29	27	27	3	0	247.2	196	48	62	148	1.74	3.10 (+44%)	4835.6
1904	CLE	AL	12	11	26	24	22	1	0	227.2	186	57	61	139	2.25	2.66 (+15%)	2473.0
1905	CLE	AL	15	15	31	30	28	3	0	269.0	232	79	92	131	2.64	2.82 (+6%)	-1670.1
1906	CLE	AL	1	1	5	4	2	0	0	29.2	27	13	18	8	3.94	2.68 (-47%)	-1202.6
1907	CLE	AL	1	1	3	2	1	0	0	19.1	18	10	8	7	4.66	2.50 (-86%)	-170.3
1907	NYA	AL	2	6	12	9	3	0	1	64.0	72	28	30	28	3.94	2.50 (-58%)	-962.9
1908	PHI	NL	2	1	3	3	3	1	0	26.0	20	0	8	16	0.00	2.40 (+100%)	226.5
1909	PHI	NL	18	12	38	34	24	4	0	299.2	238	70	108	173	2.10	2.55 (+17%)	-113.8
1910	PHI	NL	22	15	46	35	18	6	0	283.0	228	81	121	185	2.58	2.79 (+8%)	948.5
1911	PHI	NL	15	19	42	36	21	5	1	308.1	265	90	164	174	2.63	3.37 (+22%)	-3662.8
1912	PHI	NL	9	14	31	24	10	1	0	182.1	186	67	77	79	3.31	3.36 (+2%)	-1071.5
1913	PHI	NL	1	3	12	5	0	0	1	52.0	50	29	40	24	5.02	3.07 (-64%)	-2231.8
1913	CHN	NL	1	1	7	2	0	0	0	28.1	34	14	12	12	4.45	3.07 (-45%)	-938.1
1914	BUF	FL	11	15	36	27	14	2	2	194.2	184	93	99	96	4.30	2.93 (-47%)	-2081.1
Career · 16 seasons			163	154	388	326	230	34	6	2,776.0	2,474	856	1,108	1,403	2.78	—	-9,886

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

Earl Moore — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
388	949	55	134	13	1	0	43	4	62	295	.141	.194	.157	.351	-5,877

Career AVG .141 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 44.6% below league average.

Career OBP .194 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 38.8% below league average.

Career SLG .157 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 52.9% below league average.

Career OPS .351 vs. league average .650 across their career seasons — 46.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Earl Moore Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1901	CLE	AL	31	99	5	16	0	0	6	1	6	22	.162	.271 (-41%)	.326 (-36%)	.359 (-55%)	.686 (-46%)	-678.8
1902	CLE	AL	36	113	12	24	2	0	9	0	4	25	.212	.266 (-20%)	.321 (-26%)	.343 (-33%)	.665 (-29%)	-494.2
1903	CLE	AL	29	87	4	8	0	0	6	0	7	34	.092	.261 (-65%)	.316 (-50%)	.345 (-73%)	.662 (-62%)	-782.6
1904	CLE	AL	26	86	6	12	3	0	2	1	6	38	.140	.246 (-43%)	.300 (-35%)	.321 (-46%)	.622 (-41%)	-481.6
1905	CLE	AL	31	96	7	10	1	0	3	0	9	22	.104	.248 (-58%)	.307 (-41%)	.322 (-64%)	.629 (-53%)	-703.5
1906	CLE	AL	5	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1907	CLE	AL	3	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1907	NYA	AL	12	22	0	6	2	0	3	0	0	7	.273	—	—	—	—	0.0
1908	PHI	NL	3	9	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	3	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1909	PHI	NL	38	96	4	9	1	0	0	1	8	26	.094	.244 (-62%)	.306 (-47%)	.312 (-67%)	.618 (-57%)	-749.1
1910	PHI	NL	46	87	2	20	2	1	6	1	6	28	.230	.249 (-8%)	.317 (-12%)	.326 (-16%)	.644 (-14%)	-181.4
1911	PHI	NL	42	101	2	11	0	0	4	0	7	29	.109	.266 (-59%)	.336 (-50%)	.356 (-69%)	.693 (-60%)	-935.6
1912	PHI	NL	31	56	2	6	1	0	1	0	2	20	.107	.268 (-60%)	.335 (-59%)	.358 (-65%)	.694 (-62%)	-541.3
1913	PHI	NL	12	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1913	CHN	NL	7	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1914	BUF	FL	36	56	7	9	0	0	2	0	5	21	.161	.255 (-37%)	.322 (-29%)	.339 (-53%)	.661 (-41%)	-329.3
Career · 16 seasons			388	949	55	134	13	1	43	4	62	295	.141	—	—	—	—	-5,877

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

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

Batting — Home / Away

Earl Moore — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	194	474	32	78	0	31	.165
Away	194	478	23	56	0	11	.117

Pitching — Home / Away

Earl Moore — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	194	1441.0	1212	311	531	790	1.94
Away	194	1328.0	1262	397	588	631	2.69

Last 10 Games — Batting

Earl Moore — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1914-10-10	BUF	PTF	L	2	0	1	0	0	1
1914-10-07	BUF	BRF	L	1	0	1	0	0	0
1914-09-21	BUF	IND	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1914-09-16	BUF	SLF	W	4	0	1	1	0	2
1914-09-12	BUF	CHF	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1914-09-10	BUF	CHF	W	2	1	0	0	0	0
1914-09-07	BUF	BLF	W	1	0	0	0	0	1
1914-09-02	BUF	BRF	W	2	0	1	1	1	1
1914-08-27	BUF	BRF	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1914-08-20	BUF	SLF	L	1	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Earl Moore — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1914-10-10	BUF	PTF	L	5.0	9	8	8	4	1
1914-10-07	BUF	BRF	—	3.0	5	3	3	1	2
1914-09-21	BUF	IND	—	4.0	4	3	3	2	3
1914-09-16	BUF	SLF	W	9.0	6	3	0	4	5
1914-09-12	BUF	CHF	—	3.0	4	0	0	1	2
1914-09-10	BUF	CHF	SV	3.2	0	0	0	1	2
1914-09-07	BUF	BLF	—	3.0	4	4	4	2	0
1914-09-02	BUF	BRF	W	9.0	4	1	0	7	5
1914-08-27	BUF	BRF	—	2.0	2	2	2	1	1
1914-08-20	BUF	SLF	L	8.0	3	1	1	6	3

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Earl Moore — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	388	141	66	627	60	17

Season-by-Season Fielding

Earl Moore — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1901	CLE	P	31	0	9	45	7	2
1902	CLE	P	36	0	7	79	3	4
1903	CLE	P	29	0	5	61	5	0
1904	CLE	P	26	24	6	40	8	1
1905	CLE	P	31	30	14	72	7	0
1906	CLE	P	5	4	0	6	1	1
1907	CLE	P	3	2	1	8	1	0
1907	NYA	P	12	9	0	19	1	0
1908	PHI	P	3	3	0	4	0	0
1909	PHI	P	38	34	10	54	6	1
1910	PHI	P	46	35	3	57	4	2
1911	PHI	P	42	0	3	68	5	2
1912	PHI	P	31	0	4	34	3	2
1913	PHI	P	12	0	1	19	2	0
1913	CHN	P	7	0	1	10	0	1
1914	BUF	P	36	0	2	51	7	1

Career Games by Position

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Earl Moore Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	388

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Earl Moore: the record in brief

Earl Moore's major league career runs from a debut on April 25, 1901 to a final game on October 10, 1914. The team column moves through the Cleveland Blues (1901), the Cleveland Bronchos (1902), the Cleveland Naps (1903 through 1907), the New York Highlanders (1907), the Philadelphia Phillies (1908 through 1913), the Chicago Cubs (1913), and the Buffalo Buffeds (1914). Moore, born on July 29, 1877, in Pickerington, OH, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 0 inches and 195 pounds. Moore's death is recorded on November 28, 1961, in Columbus, OH, USA. The given name on file is Alonzo Earl Moore.

Moore's career pitching line is 163 wins, 154 losses and a 2.78 ERA over 388 appearances. Moore had 1,403 strikeouts, 230 complete games, and 34 shutouts. Moore's 2.78 ERA was close to the 2.91 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 22 wins of 1910.

Frequently Asked Questions about Earl Moore

What years did Earl Moore play?: Earl Moore played in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1914.
Was Earl Moore a pitcher?: Yes. Earl Moore pitched in the major leagues, recording 163 wins and 1403 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Earl Moore hit?: Earl Moore hit 0 career home runs with 134 hits.
What was Earl Moore's career batting average?: Earl Moore batted .141 over his career, with 134 hits in 949 at bats.
How many RBI did Earl Moore have?: Earl Moore drove in 43 runs in his career.
What was Earl Moore's career ERA?: Earl Moore finished with a 2.78 career ERA, going 163-154 with 1,403 strikeouts.