Tommy Moore vs. Ray Prim — Career Comparison

Tommy Moore
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Prim
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ray Prim built a career as a starting pitcher and Tommy Moore as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray Prim posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.285 compared to 5.4 and 1.766 for Tommy Moore. By the career numbers, Ray Prim had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Moore and Ray Prim

Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.28
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.97
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.87
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.56
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.16
51.16
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.31
29.31
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.26
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.4
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.56
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1053
27
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
9
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
10.19
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
9.72
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.19
10.19
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.99
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.85
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.71
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
4.08
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
4.13
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.664
0.664
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.71
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
41.67
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
38.28
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.73
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.13
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.32
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
4.36
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.92
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.687
1.687
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.285
1.285
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
35.56
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1420
36.41
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.28
38.28

Fielding Stats for Tommy Moore and Ray Prim

Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.3
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
27
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
9
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.92
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.23
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.45
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.15
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.94
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.819
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Moore and Ray Prim

Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
5400
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
605.17
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
600
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
517.24
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
93.1
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
93.1
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.4
22.78
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
93.1
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
134.48
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.38
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.69
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
62.07
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.25
27.17
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.38
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
87.93
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
6.82
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.38
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA