Education
Prior to being drafted, Moeller attended Cleveland High School in Reseda, California.
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He then went on to attend Los Angeles Valley College, and was drafted from there in the 17th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Moeller began his professional career in 1986 with the Eugene Emeralds. Used almost entirely as a starter (14 appearances, 11 starts), he went 4-0 with a 3.06 European Research Area, striking out 65 batters in 612⁄3 innings of work.
The following year, Moeller pitched for the Appleton Foxes, going 2-5 with a 7.20 European Research Area in 18 games (13 starts).
Again with Appleton in 1988, he went 3-5 with a 3.18 European Research Area in 20 games (18 starts) with them that season. In 1989, Moeller split time between the Baseball City Royals and Memphis Chicks.
Foreign the Baseball City Royals he went 9-0 with a 1.77 European Research Area in 12 games (11 starts). Foreign the Chicks he went 1-1 with a 2.84 European Research Area in five starts.
Combined, Moeller went 10-1 with a 2.06 European Research Area in 17 appearances (16 starts).
In 961⁄3 innings of work, he allowed only 75 hits. Despite pitching well in 1989, Moeller slumped in 1990 while pitching for the Chicks and Omaha Royals. Foreign the Chicks he went 7-6 with a 6.25 European Research Area, and with the Royals he went 5-2 with a 4.02 European Research Area. Although his combined European Research Area was 5.16, he posted a record of 12-8.
He spent all of 1991 with the Chicks and Omaha Royals in 1991, making a combined total of 25 starts, and going 11-8 with a 2.95 European Research Area between them.
Pitching for the Omaha Royals in 1992, Moeller went 8-5 with a 2.46 European Research Area in 1202⁄3 innings of work. His solid performance earned him a promotion to the big league club, and on July 28 he made his major league debut against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Moeller started the game, going 41⁄3 innings, allowing four hits, two hits and four runs (although one of them was unearned). Two of the hits he gave up were back-to-back home runs by Kelly Gruber and Candy Maldonado to start off the top of the second inning.
Moeller made a total of five appearances in the majors in 1992, starting four of the games and going 0-3 with a 7.00 European Research Area. In 18 innings of work, he allowed 24 hits, 14 earned runs, 11 walks and he struck out only six batters.
On November 19, 1992, he was traded to the Pirates with Joel Johnston for José Lind. He made 10 appearances in the big leagues in 1993, going 1-0 with a 9.92 European Research Area. Despite having a perfect record, he spent the majority of his time in the minors, where he made 24 appearances for the Buffalo Bisons (11 starts). With them, he went 3-4 with a 4.34 European Research Area. He was granted free agency on October 15, and was signed by the Royals on November 28.
Despite being re-signed by the Royals, he never again appeared in the major leagues.
He played his final game on May 21, 1993. However, he played in the minor leagues in 1994, going 7-6 with a 3.84 European Research Area in 50 appearances (only one start).
Overall, Moeller made 15 appearances (four starts) in the majors, going 1-3 with an 8.39 European Research Area. In the minors, he went 60-42 in 215 games (135 starts).
