David Allen Moates (born January 30, 1948) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.

He played all or part of three seasons in the major leagues, from 1974 until 1976, for the Texas Rangers.

Dave Moates was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 12th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota and the Washington Senators (which later became the Texas Rangers) in the 4th round of the 1969 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Florida State University.

[2] In 1993 Dave Moates returned to the State College of Florida as an assistant baseball coach for the SCF Manatees.

Moates was born on January 30, 1948, in Great Lakes, IL.