As a junior at Loveland High School in Loveland, Colorado, Moore was only 5 feet 3 inches (1.60 m) and 115 pounds (52 kg). He was not drafted or offered any scholarships out of high school. After working as a landscaper and playing amateur baseball for a year after high school, he joined the college baseball team at Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas. By the end of his time at Garden City, he stood 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m). Moore then received a scholarship to play baseball at Grand Canyon University. He led the team in pitching appearances in 1986 en route to a victory in the NAIA World Series. He was described in The Oklahoman during that season as the team's "bullpen ace."
Moore was undrafted out of Grand Canyon and joined the Philadelphia Phillies organization after attending an open tryout at Cherry Creek High School in Colorado. He was assigned to the Bend Phillies of the Northwest League to begin his professional career in 1986. In June 1988, he was promoted directly from Double-A to the National League. He made his Major League debut on June 14, 1988 against the Montreal Expos at Veterans Stadium. He pitched 2.2 scoreless innings in relief of Bruce Ruffin. All three innings were ended by double plays started by Phillies second baseman Juan Samuel. Moore would pitch four more games with the Phillies that season without surrendering a run. Moore would spend the entire 1989 season in the minors before returning to the majors with the Phillies in 1990. He pitched in three games in relief, all in April. It would be his final action at the Major League level. He was demoted to Triple-A on May 1.
Prior to the 1991 season, Moore signed with the New York Mets. In 1992, the Mets invited him to participate in spring training but reassigned him to the minor leagues in late March.

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