Porter Moss

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Porter Moss was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 5 teams, including the Indianapolis ABCs. Across 74 career appearances, he went 20-25 with a 4.04 ERA and 239 strikeouts. Porter Moss was a 3-time All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 8661.7.

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

W–L 20–25
ERA 4.04
WHIP 1.27
SO 239
Pitcher PIV 8661.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 202 lb
Born
6/10/1910 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
Died
7/16/1944 in Jackson, TN, USA
Awards
3× All-Star

Full name: Porter Douglas Moss

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Porter Moss — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
219.0 207.0 15.0 43.0 7.0 0 1.0 19.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 .208 .223 .256 .479

Pitching

Porter Moss — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
66 49 121 78 44 6 951.1 760 471 139 19 156 321 1.31 0.96

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Porter Moss — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1936 15.0 14.0 0 2.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .214 .357
Listed seasons · 1 15 14 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Porter Moss — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1936 0 4 6 2 1 0 39.1 53 37 13 1 10 15 2.98 1.60
Listed seasons · 1 0 4 6 2 1 0 39.1 53 37 13 1 10 15 2.97 1.60

Career Pitching Statistics

Porter Moss — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
20 25 74 49 23 2 3 392.1 387 176 12 113 239 4.04 8661.7

Career ERA 4.04 vs. league average 3.96 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Porter Moss Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1932 AB2 NSL 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 6 4 3 1 7.20 — 0.0
1937 CT NAL 3 3 12 7 6 0 0 73.1 68 25 11 53 3.07 4.34 (+29%) 2750.4
1937 KCM NAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 1 0 1 3.00 — 0.0
1937 CAG NAL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 5 1 1 3 1.80 — 0.0
1938 MRS NAL 4 4 14 8 3 1 2 52.0 61 41 22 34 7.10 4.35 (-63%) 815.1
1939 MRS NAL 0 3 5 4 1 0 0 23.0 37 23 11 15 9.00 4.28 (-110%) -101.0
1941 MRS NAL 4 2 9 7 1 0 0 53.0 48 23 18 34 3.91 3.94 (+1%) 580.8
1942 MRS NAL 3 4 9 8 5 0 0 61.2 57 22 17 34 3.21 3.57 (+10%) 1321.0
1943 MRS NAL 4 4 13 7 4 1 0 68.0 66 23 19 28 3.04 3.50 (+13%) 1367.3
1944 MRS NAL 2 4 9 6 3 0 1 48.1 35 13 11 36 2.42 3.57 (+32%) 1928.1
Career · 10 seasons 20 25 74 49 23 2 3 392.1 387 176 113 239 4.04 — 8,662

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

Porter Moss — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
81 168 12 34 6 0 0 12 2 3 0 .202 .216 .238 .454 0

Career AVG .202 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 24.1% below league average.

Career OBP .216 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 35.1% below league average.

Career SLG .238 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 36.6% below league average.

Career OPS .454 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — 35.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Porter Moss 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
1932 AB2 NSL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1937 CT NAL 13 32 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .219 — — — — 0.0
1937 KCM NAL 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1937 CAG NAL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1938 MRS NAL 15 24 3 4 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
1939 MRS NAL 7 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 — — — — 0.0
1941 MRS NAL 11 22 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 .318 — — — — 0.0
1942 MRS NAL 9 26 3 5 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 .192 — — — — 0.0
1943 MRS NAL 14 31 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .161 — — — — 0.0
1944 MRS NAL 9 18 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .222 — — — — 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 81 168 12 34 6 0 0 12 2 3 0 .202 — — — — 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

Porter Moss — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500

Playoff Batting by Year

Porter Moss — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1937 ALC CAG 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500

Playoff Career Pitching

Porter Moss — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 1 1 0 3.0 5 3 1 3 9.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Porter Moss — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1937 ALC CAG 0 0 1 1 0 3.0 5 3 1 3 9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Porter Moss — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home565561203.218
Away527331806.247

Pitching — Home / Away

Porter Moss — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home54336.223812421250.32
Away50270.02496346902.10

Last 10 Games — Batting

Porter Moss — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1944-07-06 MEMBIRW 000000000
1944-07-04 MEMCAGL 000000000
1944-06-28 MEMCIAL 000000000
1944-06-25 MEMCIAW 300000000
1944-06-18 MEMBIRL 000000000
1944-06-04 MEMCVBL 200000000
1944-06-01 MEMBIRW 000000000
1944-05-30 MEMCIAW 000000000
1944-05-28 MEMCIAL 201000000
1944-05-24 MEMCIAL 300000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Porter Moss — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1944-07-06 MEMBIR W 9.0620000
1944-07-04 MEMCAG — 0.0000000
1944-06-28 MEMCIA L 9.0980000
1944-06-25 MEMCIA W 9.0510200
1944-06-18 MEMBIR L 0.0000000
1944-06-04 MEMCVB L 5.0660260
1944-06-01 MEMBIR SV 1.0020000
1944-05-30 MEMCIA — 1.0000000
1944-05-28 MEMCIA L 8.0544300
1944-05-24 MEMCIA L 8.0210200

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Porter Moss — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 4 1 1 0 0 0
P 74 49 7 112 11 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Porter Moss — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1932 AB2 P 1 1 0 4 0 0
1937 CT P 12 7 4 17 1 0
1937 KCM P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1937 CAG P 1 1 0 2 0 0
1938 MRS OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
1938 MRS P 14 8 1 17 5 1
1939 MRS OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1939 MRS P 5 4 0 11 0 0
1941 MRS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1941 MRS P 9 7 0 14 1 0
1942 MRS P 9 8 1 13 1 0
1943 MRS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1943 MRS P 13 7 0 19 0 0
1944 MRS P 9 6 1 14 3 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Porter Moss Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 74
Left Field 2
Right Field 2

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  1. 98
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  2. 90
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    27-43, 3.97 ERA
  3. 89
    Bob Sadowski
    20-27, 3.87 ERA
  4. 88
    Dallas Braden
    26-36, 4.16 ERA
  5. 87
    Rich Nye
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  6. 86
    Steel Arm Tyler
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Porter Moss: the record in brief

The season rows for Porter Moss begin in 1932. The season rows list, in order, the Indianapolis ABCs (1932), the Cincinnati Tigers (1937), the Kansas City Monarchs (1937), the Chicago American Giants (1937), and the Memphis Red Sox (1938 to 1944). Moss played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Born on June 10, 1910, in Cincinnati, OH, USA, Moss was listed at 5 feet, 11 inches and 202 pounds. Moss died on July 16, 1944, in Jackson, TN, USA. Porter Moss was the playing name; the full given name is Porter Douglas.

Moss pitched in 74 games, starting 49, and finished with a 20-25 record and 4.04 ERA. The totals include 239 strikeouts and 23 complete games. Moss's 4.04 ERA was close to the 3.96 league figure for those seasons. The strikeout high was 53 in 1937. In 1944, one of the busiest seasons, Moss posted a 2.42 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.57.

Frequently Asked Questions about Porter Moss

Was Porter Moss a pitcher?
Yes. Porter Moss pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 239 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Porter Moss hit?
Porter Moss hit 0 career home runs with 34 hits.
What was Porter Moss's career batting average?
Porter Moss batted .202 over his career, with 34 hits in 168 at bats.
How many RBI did Porter Moss have?
Porter Moss drove in 12 runs in his career.
What was Porter Moss's career ERA?
Porter Moss finished with a 4.04 career ERA, going 20-25 with 239 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Porter Moss have?
Porter Moss recorded 239 career strikeouts.