Matt Moore
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2011-2024)
Matt Moore was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2024 for 8 teams, including the Tampa Bay Rays, a span of 14 seasons. Across 369 career appearances, he went 71-66 with a 4.39 ERA and 1,053 strikeouts. Matt Moore was an All-Star.
- 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
- L / L
- Height / Weight
- 6'3" / 210 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2011-09-14
- Awards
- All-Star
Full name: Matthew Cody Moore
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | TBA | AL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 2.89 | 3.94 (+27%) | 0.0 |
| 2012 | TBA | AL | 11 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177.1 | 158 | 75 | 81 | 175 | 3.81 | 4.01 (+5%) | 392.1 |
| 2013 | TBA | AL | 17 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 150.1 | 119 | 55 | 76 | 143 | 3.29 | 3.87 (+15%) | -327.1 |
| 2014 | TBA | AL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2.70 | 3.74 (+28%) | -247.9 |
| 2015 | TBA | AL | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.0 | 74 | 38 | 23 | 46 | 5.43 | 3.96 (-37%) | -1346.1 |
| 2016 | TBA | AL | 7 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130.0 | 125 | 59 | 40 | 109 | 4.08 | 4.19 (+3%) | -1034.2 |
| 2016 | SFN | NL | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68.1 | 59 | 31 | 32 | 69 | 4.08 | 4.19 (+3%) | 1148.3 |
| 2017 | SFN | NL | 6 | 15 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.1 | 200 | 107 | 67 | 148 | 5.52 | 4.36 (-27%) | -1693.4 |
| 2018 | TEX | AL | 3 | 8 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102.0 | 128 | 77 | 41 | 86 | 6.79 | 4.15 (-64%) | -2805.0 |
| 2019 | DET | AL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.00 | 4.51 (+100%) | 699.2 |
| 2021 | PHI | NL | 2 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.0 | 78 | 51 | 38 | 63 | 6.29 | 4.27 (-47%) | -2725.7 |
| 2022 | TEX | AL | 5 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 74.0 | 49 | 16 | 38 | 83 | 1.95 | 3.97 (+51%) | 1861.3 |
| 2023 | LAA | AL | 4 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 33 | 13 | 12 | 49 | 2.66 | 4.33 (+39%) | 640.1 |
| 2023 | CLE | AL | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3.86 | — | 0.0 |
| 2023 | MIA | NL | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 2024 | LAA | AL | 5 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48.1 | 39 | 27 | 26 | 41 | 5.03 | 4.08 (-23%) | -2523.5 |
| Career · 16 seasons | 71 | 66 | 369 | 164 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1,142.2 | 1,097 | 557 | 486 | 1,053 | 4.39 | — | -7,962 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 369 | 104 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 47 | .087 | .104 | .087 | .190 | 0 |
Career AVG .087 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 65.5% below league average.
Career OBP .104 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 67.4% below league average.
Career SLG .087 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 78.8% below league average.
Career OPS .190 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — 73.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | TBA | AL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2012 | TBA | AL | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2013 | TBA | AL | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2014 | TBA | AL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2015 | TBA | AL | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2016 | TBA | AL | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2016 | SFN | NL | 12 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .042 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2017 | SFN | NL | 32 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .128 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2018 | TEX | AL | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2019 | DET | AL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | PHI | NL | 24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2022 | TEX | AL | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2023 | LAA | AL | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2023 | CLE | AL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2023 | MIA | NL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2024 | LAA | AL | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 16 seasons | 369 | 104 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 47 | .087 | — | — | — | — | 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.
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NLDS1 | SFN | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| 2013 | ALDS1 | TBA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | ALDS2 | TBA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
Playoff Pitching by Year
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (738 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 194 | 48 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .083 |
| Away | 175 | 56 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .089 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 194 | 607.0 | 571 | 284 | 235 | 566 | 4.21 |
| Away | 175 | 535.2 | 526 | 273 | 251 | 487 | 4.59 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-25 | LAA | TOR | — | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-08-19 | LAA | KCR | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-08-16 | LAA | ATL | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-08-12 | LAA | TOR | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-08-09 | LAA | WAS | L | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-08-07 | LAA | NYY | — | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-08-03 | LAA | NYN | W | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-07-31 | LAA | COL | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-07-27 | LAA | OAK | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-07-26 | LAA | OAK | — | 1.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | TBA | P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | TBA | P | 31 | 31 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | TBA | P | 27 | 27 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | TBA | P | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | TBA | P | 12 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | TBA | P | 21 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | SFN | P | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | SFN | P | 32 | 31 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | TEX | P | 39 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | DET | P | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | PHI | P | 24 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | TEX | P | 63 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | LAA | P | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | CLE | P | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | MIA | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | LAA | P | 51 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 369 |
Salary History
Matt Moore's recorded salaries total $10,300,000 over 4 seasons, 2012 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Moore's career ran from 2011 to 2024. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2011 and 2014.
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | TBA | AL | $5,100,000 |
| 2015 | TBA | AL | $3,000,000 |
| 2013 | TBA | AL | $1,100,000 |
| 2012 | TBA | AL | $1,100,000 |
| Total recorded salary (partial) | $10,300,000 | ||
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Cy Young Award | AL | 9th | 4.0 | 210 | 0 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Matt Moore: the record in brief
Matt Moore's entire major league record comes from the period beginning September 14, 2011. Club by club, the record runs the Tampa Bay Rays (2011 to 2016), the San Francisco Giants (2016 to 2017), the Texas Rangers (2018 to 2022), the Detroit Tigers (2019), the Philadelphia Phillies (2021), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2023 to 2024), the Cleveland Guardians (2023), and the Miami Marlins (2023). Moore is listed as a pitcher at 6-foot-3 and 210 pounds. The bio says Moore threw and hit left-handed. Moore was born on June 18, 1989, in Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA. The given name on file is Matthew Cody Moore.
Moore's career pitching line is 71 wins, 66 losses and a 4.39 ERA over 369 appearances. The totals include 1,053 strikeouts. The league ERA over Moore's seasons was 4.11, so the 4.39 figure ran 6.9% worse than average. Moore won 17 games in 2013, the most of any season listed. 2012 produced Moore's most strikeouts, 175.
Frequently Asked Questions about Matt Moore
- What years did Matt Moore play?
- Matt Moore played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2024.
- Was Matt Moore a pitcher?
- Yes. Matt Moore pitched in the major leagues, recording 71 wins and 1053 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Matt Moore hit?
- Matt Moore hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.
- What teams did Matt Moore play for?
- Matt Moore played for 8 teams: the Tampa Bay Rays (2011–2016), the San Francisco Giants (2016–2017), the Texas Rangers (2018, 2022), the Detroit Tigers (2019), the Philadelphia Phillies (2021), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2023–2024), the Cleveland Guardians (2023), and the Miami Marlins (2023).
- Did Matt Moore win a Cy Young Award?
- No. Matt Moore did not win the Cy Young Award.
- What awards did Matt Moore win?
- Matt Moore was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
- What were Matt Moore's career stats?
- In 369 games, Matt Moore went 71-66 with a 4.39 ERA, 1,053 strikeouts, 1,142.2 innings pitched, and 6 saves.
- How much did Matt Moore earn in his career?
- Matt Moore's recorded salaries total $10,300,000 over 4 seasons, 2012 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Moore's career ran from 2011 to 2024. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2011 and 2014.
- What was Matt Moore's salary?
- Matt Moore's last recorded salary was $5,100,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $5,100,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $1,100,000, in 2012. The Salary History table lists each season from 2012 to 2016.
- What position did Matt Moore play?
- Matt Moore played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Matt Moore and how much did he weigh?
- Matt Moore was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 210 pounds.
- What was Matt Moore's career ERA?
- Matt Moore finished with a 4.39 career ERA, going 71-66 with 1,053 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Matt Moore have?
- Matt Moore recorded 1,053 career strikeouts.
- Is Matt Moore in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Matt Moore has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.