What years did Terry Moore play?

Terry Moore played in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1948.

Was Terry Moore a pitcher?

No. Terry Moore was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.

How many home runs did Terry Moore hit?

Terry Moore hit 80 career home runs with 1318 hits.

What was Terry Moore's career batting average?

Terry Moore batted .280 over his career, with 1,318 hits in 4,700 at bats.

How many RBI did Terry Moore have?

Terry Moore drove in 513 runs in his career.

What was Terry Moore's career ERA?

Terry Moore finished with a 0.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 1 strikeouts.

Terry Moore

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1935-1948)

Terry Moore was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1948 for the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,298 career games, he hit .280 with 1,318 hits, 80 home runs, and 513 RBI. Terry Moore was a 4-time All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 2,564.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .280

HR 80

RBI 513

H 1,318

OPS .739

PIV 2,564

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 195 lb
Born: 5/27/1912 in Vernon, AL, USA
Died: 3/29/1995 in Collinsville, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1935-04-16
Last Game: 1948-09-24
Awards: 4× All-Star

Full name: Terry Bluford Moore

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Career Batting Statistics

Terry Moore — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,298	4,700	719	1,318	263	28	80	513	82	406	368	.280	.340	.399	.739	2,564

Career AVG .280 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .340 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .399 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .739 vs. league average .721 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Terry Moore Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1935	SLN	NL	119	456	63	131	34	3	6	53	13	15	40	.287	.279 (+3%)	.342 (-8%)	.399 (+4%)	.742 (-2%)	-256.4
1936	SLN	NL	143	590	85	156	39	4	5	47	9	37	52	.264	.283 (-7%)	.349 (-12%)	.404 (-9%)	.753 (-10%)	-1079.2
1937	SLN	NL	115	461	76	123	17	3	5	43	13	32	41	.267	.276 (-4%)	.342 (-7%)	.398 (-12%)	.740 (-10%)	-754.3
1938	SLN	NL	94	312	49	85	21	3	4	21	9	46	19	.272	.272 (avg)	.341 (+7%)	.392 (+1%)	.734 (+4%)	308.2
1939	SLN	NL	130	417	65	123	25	2	17	77	6	43	38	.295	.274 (+8%)	.342 (+6%)	.393 (+24%)	.735 (+15%)	1268.6
1940	SLN	NL	136	537	92	163	33	4	17	64	18	42	44	.304	.267 (+14%)	.335 (+6%)	.387 (+22%)	.722 (+15%)	1511.7
1941	SLN	NL	122	493	86	145	26	4	6	68	3	52	31	.294	.262 (+12%)	.332 (+9%)	.373 (+7%)	.705 (+8%)	838.0
1942	SLN	NL	130	489	80	141	26	3	6	49	10	56	26	.288	.253 (+14%)	.323 (+13%)	.349 (+12%)	.672 (+12%)	1196.6
1946	SLN	NL	91	278	32	73	14	1	3	28	0	18	26	.263	.256 (+2%)	.328 (-5%)	.358 (-2%)	.687 (-3%)	-178.3
1947	SLN	NL	127	460	61	130	17	1	7	45	1	38	39	.283	.262 (+8%)	.336 (+1%)	.376 (-2%)	.712 (-1%)	-47.0
1948	SLN	NL	91	207	30	48	11	0	4	18	0	27	12	.232	.263 (-12%)	.340 (-6%)	.379 (-10%)	.719 (-8%)	-244.1
Career · 11 seasons			1,298	4,700	719	1,318	263	28	80	513	82	406	368	.280	—	—	—	—	2,564

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 Pitching Statistics

Terry Moore — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 4.28 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Terry Moore — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1939	SLN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0.00	—	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

Terry Moore — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
12	44	3	9	1	0	0	4	4	9	.205

Playoff Batting by Year

Terry Moore — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1946	WS	SLN	7	27	1	4	0	0	0	2	2	6	.148
1942	WS	SLN	5	17	2	5	1	0	0	2	2	3	.294

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Terry Moore — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	656	2350	399	672	42	290	.286
Away	640	2340	316	641	38	225	.274

Pitching — Home / Away

Terry Moore — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Away	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Terry Moore — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	BB
1948-09-24	STL	CHC	W	4	0	1	0	1
1948-09-22	STL	BSN	W	5	0	1	0	0
1948-09-08	STL	CHC	L	3	0	0	0	1
1948-09-07	STL	PIT	L	3	0	2	1	1
1948-09-06	STL	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0
1948-09-04	STL	CIN	L	3	0	0	0	0
1948-08-31	STL	PHI	W	3	0	0	0	0
1948-08-30	STL	BRO	L	4	1	1	1	0
1948-08-30	STL	BRO	L	0	0	0	0	0
1948-08-29	STL	BRO	L	1	0	1	0	0

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Terry Moore — Last 1 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1939-08-27	STL	BSN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Terry Moore — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	PO	A	E	DP
3B	7	9	16	4	1
OF	1189	3117	102	48	23
P	1	0	1	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Terry Moore — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1935	SLN	OF	117	354	11	6	3
1936	SLN	OF	133	418	14	10	7
1937	SLN	OF	106	307	9	4	2
1938	SLN	3B	6	9	16	3	1
1938	SLN	OF	75	219	5	3	1
1939	SLN	OF	121	291	16	2	1
1939	SLN	P	1	0	1	0	0
1940	SLN	OF	133	383	11	5	4
1941	SLN	OF	121	293	14	5	3
1942	SLN	3B	1	0	0	1	0
1942	SLN	OF	126	271	9	4	0
1946	SLN	OF	66	158	5	3	0
1947	SLN	OF	120	292	6	5	2
1948	SLN	OF	71	131	2	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Terry Moore Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	1
Third Base	7
Left Field	3
Center Field	1185
Right Field	2

Award Voting History

Terry Moore — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1942	Most Valuable Player	NL	18th	15.0	336
1941	Most Valuable Player	NL	12th	26.0	336
1940	Most Valuable Player	NL	18th	18.0	336
1939	Most Valuable Player	NL	16th	15.0	336
1936	Most Valuable Player	NL	20th	1.0	80

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Career Spans

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Terry Moore: the record in brief

According to the bio, Terry Moore debuted on April 16, 1935 and played a final game on September 24, 1948. The team column never changes: it is the St. Louis Cardinals from 1935 to 1948. Listed as an outfielder, Moore batted and threw right-handed. Moore is listed at 5-foot-11 and 195 pounds. The birth record reads May 27, 1912, in Vernon, AL, USA. Moore's death is recorded on March 29, 1995, in Collinsville, IL, USA. Moore's full given name, per the bio, is Terry Bluford Moore.

Across 1,298 games at the plate, Moore's career line reads 1,318 hits in 4,700 at bats for a .280 average, plus 80 home runs, 513 RBI, and 82 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .340 and the slugging percentage .399, for an OPS of .739. Against a .268 league average for those years, Moore's .280 average was near the norm. The single-season home run high is 17, set in 1939. No season topped the 163 hits of 1940.

Frequently Asked Questions about Terry Moore

What years did Terry Moore play?: Terry Moore played in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1948.
Was Terry Moore a pitcher?: No. Terry Moore was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Terry Moore hit?: Terry Moore hit 80 career home runs with 1318 hits.
What was Terry Moore's career batting average?: Terry Moore batted .280 over his career, with 1,318 hits in 4,700 at bats.
How many RBI did Terry Moore have?: Terry Moore drove in 513 runs in his career.
What was Terry Moore's career ERA?: Terry Moore finished with a 0.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 1 strikeouts.