What years did Don Mossi play?

Don Mossi played in Major League Baseball from 1954 to 1965.

Was Don Mossi a pitcher?

Yes. Don Mossi pitched in the major leagues, recording 101 wins and 932 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Don Mossi hit?

Don Mossi hit 2 career home runs with 71 hits.

What teams did Don Mossi play for?

Don Mossi played for 4 teams: the Cleveland Indians (1954–1958), the Detroit Tigers (1959–1963), the Chicago White Sox (1964), and the Kansas City Athletics (1965).

Did Don Mossi win a Cy Young Award?

No. Don Mossi did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Don Mossi win?

Don Mossi was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Don Mossi's career stats?

In 460 games, Don Mossi went 101-80 with a 3.43 ERA, 932 strikeouts, 1,548.0 innings pitched, and 50 saves. At the plate he had 71 hits and 2 home runs.

What position did Don Mossi play?

Don Mossi played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Don Mossi and how much did he weigh?

Don Mossi was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 195 pounds.

What was Don Mossi's career ERA?

Don Mossi finished with a 3.43 career ERA, going 101-80 with 932 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Don Mossi have?

Don Mossi recorded 932 career strikeouts.

Is Don Mossi in the Hall of Fame?

No. Don Mossi has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Don Mossi make?

Don Mossi was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

Don Mossi

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1954-1965)

Don Mossi was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1954 to 1965 for 4 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 12 seasons. Across 460 career appearances, he went 101-80 with a 3.43 ERA, 932 strikeouts, and 50 saves. He also batted .163 with 2 home runs. Don Mossi was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 18473.1.

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 15, 2026

W–L 101–80

ERA 3.43

WHIP 1.21

SO 932

Pitcher PIV 18473.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 195 lb
Born: 1/11/1929 in St. Helena, CA, USA
Died: 7/19/2019 in Nampa, ID, USA
MLB Debut: 1954-04-17
Last Game: 1965-10-01
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Donald Louis Mossi

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Career Pitching Statistics

Don Mossi — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
101	80	460	165	55	8	50	1548.0	1,493	590	156	385	932	3.43	18473.1

Career ERA 3.43 vs. league average 3.80 across their career seasons — 9.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Don Mossi Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1954	CLE	AL	6	1	40	5	2	0	7	93.0	56	20	39	55	1.94	3.90 (+50%)	1643.1
1955	CLE	AL	4	3	57	1	0	0	9	81.2	81	22	18	69	2.42	4.00 (+39%)	4125.4
1956	CLE	AL	6	5	48	3	0	0	11	87.2	79	35	33	59	3.59	3.96 (+9%)	1983.0
1957	CLE	AL	11	10	36	22	6	1	2	159.0	165	73	57	97	4.13	3.83 (-8%)	720.4
1958	CLE	AL	7	8	43	5	0	0	3	101.2	106	44	30	55	3.90	3.86 (-1%)	1809.5
1959	DET	AL	17	9	34	30	15	3	0	228.0	210	85	49	125	3.36	3.90 (+14%)	3785.6
1960	DET	AL	9	8	23	22	9	2	0	158.1	158	61	32	69	3.47	3.82 (+9%)	576.0
1961	DET	AL	15	7	35	34	12	1	1	240.1	237	79	47	137	2.96	4.03 (+27%)	2756.3
1962	DET	AL	11	13	35	27	8	1	1	180.1	195	84	36	121	4.19	3.96 (-6%)	1563.5
1963	DET	AL	7	7	24	16	3	0	2	122.2	110	51	17	68	3.74	3.46 (-8%)	-1669.9
1964	CHA	AL	3	1	34	0	0	0	7	40.0	37	13	7	36	2.92	3.58 (+18%)	-749.4
1965	KC1	AL	5	8	51	0	0	0	7	55.1	59	23	20	41	3.74	3.50 (-7%)	1929.6
Career · 12 seasons			101	80	460	165	55	8	50	1,548.0	1,493	590	385	932	3.43	—	18,473

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

Don Mossi — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
463	436	30	71	10	1	2	29	0	43	152	.163	.238	.204	.442	-1,770

Career AVG .163 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 36.1% below league average.

Career OBP .238 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 26.2% below league average.

Career SLG .204 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 47.3% below league average.

Career OPS .442 vs. league average .710 across their career seasons — 37.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Don Mossi Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1954	CLE	AL	40	19	1	3	0	0	0	0	3	10	.158	—	—	—	—	0.0
1955	CLE	AL	57	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	4	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1956	CLE	AL	48	20	1	3	2	0	0	2	2	10	.150	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	CLE	AL	36	55	4	12	0	1	0	1	4	12	.218	.257 (-15%)	.323 (-18%)	.391 (-35%)	.715 (-27%)	-240.9
1958	CLE	AL	43	26	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	13	.115	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	DET	AL	36	77	6	13	4	0	1	8	3	28	.169	.256 (-34%)	.323 (-39%)	.392 (-34%)	.715 (-36%)	-464.6
1960	DET	AL	23	43	0	5	0	0	0	2	7	12	.116	—	—	—	—	-299.2
1961	DET	AL	35	79	8	13	2	0	1	8	6	28	.165	.258 (-36%)	.328 (-32%)	.399 (-43%)	.727 (-38%)	-480.1
1962	DET	AL	36	55	5	9	0	0	0	3	10	20	.164	.257 (-36%)	.326 (-10%)	.393 (-58%)	.719 (-37%)	-285.1
1963	DET	AL	24	39	2	8	2	0	0	4	6	12	.205	—	—	—	—	0.0
1964	CHA	AL	34	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	KC1	AL	51	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			463	436	30	71	10	1	2	29	43	152	.163	—	—	—	—	-1,770

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

Don Mossi — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Don Mossi — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1954	WS	CLE	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Don Mossi — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	0	4.0	3	0	0	1	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Don Mossi — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1954	WS	CLE	0	0	3	0	0	4.0	3	0	0	1	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Don Mossi — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	226	220	16	34	1	17	.155
Away	237	216	14	37	1	11	.171

Pitching — Home / Away

Don Mossi — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	223	805.2	754	316	196	481	3.53
Away	237	742.1	739	274	189	450	3.32

Last 10 Games — Batting

Don Mossi — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1965-10-01	KC1	CHW	L	0
1965-09-28	KC1	TEX	W	1
1965-09-25	KC1	BOS	L	0
1965-09-23	KC1	TEX	W	0
1965-09-21	KC1	TEX	L	0
1965-09-19	KC1	BOS	L	0
1965-09-15	KC1	MIN	L	0
1965-09-10	KC1	BAL	W	0
1965-09-09	KC1	LAA	L	0
1965-09-08	KC1	LAA	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Don Mossi — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1965-10-01	KC1	CHW	L	0.1	1	2	2	1	0
1965-09-28	KC1	TEX	SV	3.2	3	1	0	0	3
1965-09-25	KC1	BOS	L	0.1	1	1	1	0	1
1965-09-23	KC1	TEX	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
1965-09-21	KC1	TEX	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	1
1965-09-19	KC1	BOS	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1
1965-09-15	KC1	MIN	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	1
1965-09-10	KC1	BAL	SV	1.1	2	0	0	0	0
1965-09-09	KC1	LAA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
1965-09-08	KC1	LAA	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Don Mossi — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	460	165	69	239	3	28

Season-by-Season Fielding

Don Mossi — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1954	CLE	P	40	5	4	11	0	1
1955	CLE	P	57	1	7	19	0	2
1956	CLE	P	48	3	3	15	1	1
1957	CLE	P	36	22	7	21	0	2
1958	CLE	P	43	5	8	17	0	1
1959	DET	P	34	30	12	38	1	5
1960	DET	P	23	22	2	27	0	2
1961	DET	P	35	34	7	40	1	8
1962	DET	P	35	27	9	19	0	3
1963	DET	P	24	16	6	20	0	1
1964	CHA	P	34	0	2	5	0	0
1965	KC1	P	51	0	2	7	0	2

Career Games by Position

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Don Mossi Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	460

Award Voting History

Don Mossi — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1955	Most Valuable Player	AL	24th	1.0	336	0

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Don Mossi: the record in brief

The profile opens with Don Mossi's first major league game on April 17, 1954; the last one listed came on October 1, 1965. Club by club, the record runs the Cleveland Indians (1954 through 1958), the Detroit Tigers (1959 to 1963), the Chicago White Sox (1964), and the Kansas City Athletics (1965). Mossi is listed as a pitcher at 6'1" and 195 pounds. Mossi both batted and threw left-handed, per the bio block. Mossi was born on January 11, 1929, in St. Helena, CA, USA. Mossi's death is recorded on July 19, 2019, in Nampa, ID, USA. Mossi's full given name, per the bio, is Donald Louis Mossi.

Mossi went 101-80 with a 3.43 ERA in 460 games, 165 of them starts. The same table counts 932 strikeouts, 55 complete games, 8 shutouts, and 50 saves. The leagues Mossi pitched in allowed 3.80 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 9.7% better than average. 1959 brought Mossi a season-high 17 wins.

Frequently Asked Questions about Don Mossi

What years did Don Mossi play?: Don Mossi played in Major League Baseball from 1954 to 1965.
Was Don Mossi a pitcher?: Yes. Don Mossi pitched in the major leagues, recording 101 wins and 932 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Don Mossi hit?: Don Mossi hit 2 career home runs with 71 hits.
What teams did Don Mossi play for?: Don Mossi played for 4 teams: the Cleveland Indians (1954–1958), the Detroit Tigers (1959–1963), the Chicago White Sox (1964), and the Kansas City Athletics (1965).
Did Don Mossi win a Cy Young Award?: No. Don Mossi did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Don Mossi win?: Don Mossi was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Don Mossi's career stats?: In 460 games, Don Mossi went 101-80 with a 3.43 ERA, 932 strikeouts, 1,548.0 innings pitched, and 50 saves. At the plate he had 71 hits and 2 home runs.
What position did Don Mossi play?: Don Mossi played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Don Mossi and how much did he weigh?: Don Mossi was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 195 pounds.
What was Don Mossi's career ERA?: Don Mossi finished with a 3.43 career ERA, going 101-80 with 932 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Don Mossi have?: Don Mossi recorded 932 career strikeouts.
Is Don Mossi in the Hall of Fame?: No. Don Mossi has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Don Mossi make?: Don Mossi was selected to 1 All-Star Game.