What years did Bob Moose play?

Bob Moose played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1976.

Was Bob Moose a pitcher?

Yes. Bob Moose pitched in the major leagues, recording 76 wins and 827 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bob Moose hit?

Bob Moose hit 1 career home runs with 56 hits.

What was Bob Moose's career batting average?

Bob Moose batted .141 over his career, with 56 hits in 397 at bats.

How many RBI did Bob Moose have?

Bob Moose drove in 14 runs in his career.

What was Bob Moose's career ERA?

Bob Moose finished with a 3.50 career ERA, going 76-71 with 827 strikeouts.

Bob Moose

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1967-1976)

Bob Moose was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1976 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 10 seasons. Across 289 career appearances, he went 76-71 with a 3.50 ERA and 827 strikeouts. He also batted .141 with 1 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 19034.1.

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 76–71

ERA 3.50

WHIP 1.30

SO 827

Pitcher PIV 19034.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 200 lb
Born: 10/9/1947 in Export, PA, USA
Died: 10/9/1976 in Martins Ferry, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1967-09-19
Last Game: 1976-09-25

Full name: Robert Ralph Moose

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bob Moose — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
76	71	289	160	35	13	19	1304.0	1,308	507	75	387	827	3.50	19034.1

Career ERA 3.50 vs. league average 3.52 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bob Moose Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1967	PIT	NL	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	14.2	14	6	4	7	3.68	3.30 (-11%)	-69.7
1968	PIT	NL	8	12	38	22	3	3	3	171.1	136	52	41	126	2.73	2.98 (+8%)	4070.5
1969	PIT	NL	14	3	44	19	6	1	4	170.0	149	55	62	165	2.91	3.61 (+19%)	5167.7
1970	PIT	NL	11	10	28	27	9	2	0	189.2	186	84	64	119	3.99	3.89 (-3%)	2379.4
1971	PIT	NL	11	7	30	18	3	1	1	140.0	169	64	35	68	4.11	3.47 (-19%)	294.8
1972	PIT	NL	13	10	31	30	6	3	1	226.0	213	73	47	144	2.91	3.26 (+11%)	4905.1
1973	PIT	NL	12	13	33	29	6	3	0	201.1	219	79	70	111	3.53	3.75 (+6%)	2464.1
1974	PIT	NL	1	5	7	6	0	0	0	35.2	59	30	7	15	7.57	3.63 (-109%)	-289.6
1975	PIT	NL	2	2	23	5	1	0	0	67.2	63	28	25	34	3.72	3.71 (avg)	279.6
1976	PIT	NL	3	9	53	2	0	0	10	87.2	100	36	32	38	3.70	3.51 (-5%)	-167.9
Career · 10 seasons			76	71	289	160	35	13	19	1,304.0	1,308	507	387	827	3.50	—	19,034

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

Bob Moose — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
295	397	31	56	3	4	1	14	2	31	133	.141	.205	.176	.381	-2,228

Career AVG .141 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 43.7% below league average.

Career OBP .205 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 35.7% below league average.

Career SLG .176 vs. league average .366 across their career seasons — 51.8% below league average.

Career OPS .381 vs. league average .684 across their career seasons — 44.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Bob Moose 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
1967	PIT	NL	2	6	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	PIT	NL	38	54	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	.093	.236 (-61%)	.298 (-63%)	.340 (-73%)	.638 (-68%)	-523.7
1969	PIT	NL	44	53	4	4	0	0	0	1	0	6	25	.075	.248 (-70%)	.320 (-47%)	.369 (-80%)	.689 (-64%)	-515.7
1970	PIT	NL	29	66	5	12	2	1	0	2	0	6	18	.182	.253 (-28%)	.325 (-23%)	.385 (-37%)	.711 (-31%)	-321.8
1971	PIT	NL	30	39	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	11	.103	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	PIT	NL	32	71	7	12	0	1	0	6	1	7	25	.169	.243 (-31%)	.310 (-19%)	.353 (-44%)	.664 (-33%)	-336.8
1973	PIT	NL	37	67	6	9	1	0	0	2	0	5	18	.134	.256 (-48%)	.325 (-40%)	.378 (-61%)	.703 (-51%)	-529.8
1974	PIT	NL	7	11	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	PIT	NL	23	18	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	PIT	NL	53	12	2	3	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			295	397	31	56	3	4	1	14	2	31	133	.141	—	—	—	—	-2,228

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

Bob Moose — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Bob Moose — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
1972	NLCS	PIT	2	0	0	.000
1971	NLCS	PIT	1	0	0	.000
1971	WS	PIT	3	2	1	.000
1970	NLCS	PIT	1	4	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Bob Moose — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	2	7	3	0	20.0	21	14	4	11	6.30

Playoff Pitching by Year

Bob Moose — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1972	NLCS	PIT	1	2	1	0.2	5	4	0	0	54.00
1971	NLCS	PIT	0	1	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0.00
1971	WS	PIT	0	3	1	9.2	12	7	2	7	6.52
1970	NLCS	PIT	1	1	1	7.2	4	3	2	4	3.52

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Bob Moose — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	153	174	12	25	0	6	.144
Away	142	223	19	31	1	8	.139

Pitching — Home / Away

Bob Moose — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	149	656.2	674	257	191	426	3.52
Away	140	646.2	634	250	196	401	3.48

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bob Moose — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1976-09-25	PIT	STL	L	0
1976-09-23	PIT	CHC	W	0
1976-09-21	PIT	CHC	L	0
1976-09-18	PIT	NYN	L	0
1976-09-16	PIT	PHI	W	1
1976-09-10	PIT	WSN	L	0
1976-09-03	PIT	WSN	W	1
1976-08-24	PIT	SDP	L	0
1976-08-21	PIT	LAD	L	1
1976-08-17	PIT	SFG	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bob Moose — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1976-09-25	PIT	STL	—	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0
1976-09-23	PIT	CHC	—	1.1	1	0	0	2	0	0
1976-09-21	PIT	CHC	L	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0
1976-09-18	PIT	NYN	—	1.1	3	2	2	1	1	0
1976-09-16	PIT	PHI	—	2.0	5	3	3	1	2	0
1976-09-10	PIT	WSN	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1976-09-03	PIT	WSN	—	2.0	3	3	3	0	2	1
1976-08-24	PIT	SDP	—	3.0	2	0	0	0	2	0
1976-08-21	PIT	LAD	L	5.0	9	5	5	2	3	1
1976-08-17	PIT	SFG	L	2.0	4	3	3	2	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bob Moose — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	289	160	87	231	21	19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bob Moose — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1967	PIT	P	2	2	3	1	0	0
1968	PIT	P	38	22	13	36	3	4
1969	PIT	P	44	19	7	31	4	0
1970	PIT	P	28	27	10	22	3	2
1971	PIT	P	30	18	11	24	4	2
1972	PIT	P	31	30	20	33	2	1
1973	PIT	P	33	29	13	39	2	7
1974	PIT	P	7	6	1	15	0	1
1975	PIT	P	23	5	6	16	1	2
1976	PIT	P	53	2	3	14	2	0

Career Games by Position

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Bob Moose Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	289

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Bob Moose: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 19, 1967 and the final game on September 25, 1976, Bob Moose built the record summarized on this page. Moose's only club in the season tables is the Pittsburgh Pirates. Moose played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on October 9, 1947, in Export, PA, USA and a listed size of 6'0" and 200 pounds. Moose's death is recorded on October 9, 1976, in Martins Ferry, OH, USA. Bob Moose was the playing name; the full given name is Robert Ralph.

Moose's career pitching line is 76 wins, 71 losses and a 3.50 ERA over 289 appearances. The totals include 827 strikeouts, 35 complete games, 13 shutouts, and 19 saves. Moose's 3.50 ERA was close to the 3.52 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 14 wins of 1969. Moose saved 10 games in 1976, the season high. 1968 was Moose's sharpest full season, a 2.73 ERA against the league's 2.98.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Moose

What years did Bob Moose play?: Bob Moose played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1976.
Was Bob Moose a pitcher?: Yes. Bob Moose pitched in the major leagues, recording 76 wins and 827 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Moose hit?: Bob Moose hit 1 career home runs with 56 hits.
What was Bob Moose's career batting average?: Bob Moose batted .141 over his career, with 56 hits in 397 at bats.
How many RBI did Bob Moose have?: Bob Moose drove in 14 runs in his career.
What was Bob Moose's career ERA?: Bob Moose finished with a 3.50 career ERA, going 76-71 with 827 strikeouts.