Rays 2, Royals 7: Bad command, bad inning
Matt Moore's combination of poor command and average velocity are not a winning combination.
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 2.66 | 1.38 | |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.1 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 77 | 1.66 | .900 | |
| 2009 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 86 | 51 | 43 | 6 | 70 | 176 | 3.15 | 1.27 | |
| 2010 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144.2 | 109 | 62 | 54 | 7 | 61 | 208 | 3.36 | 1.18 | |
| 2011 | Rays | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 2.89 | 1.29 |
| 2011 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 102.1 | 68 | 31 | 25 | 8 | 28 | 131 | 2.20 | .940 | |
| 2012 | Rays | 31 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177.1 | 158 | 85 | 75 | 18 | 81 | 175 | 3.81 | 1.35 |
| Career Total | 34 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186.2 | 167 | 88 | 78 | 19 | 84 | 190 | 3.76 | 1.34 | |
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Matt Moore's combination of poor command and average velocity are not a winning combination.
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