Harry Cozart

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Harry Cozart was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Newark Eagles. Across 7 career appearances, he went 0-3 with a 8.50 ERA and 9 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 0–3
ERA 8.50
WHIP 1.72
SO 9
Pitcher PIV -186.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 240 lb
Born
4/17/1917 in Holly Springs, NC, USA
Died
5/21/1989 in Detroit, MI, USA

Full name: Haywood Cozart

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Harry Cozart — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
22.0 19.0 0 6.0 0 0 0 1.0 3.0 1.0 0 .316 .409 .316 .725

Pitching

Harry Cozart — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
6 6 12 8 3 1 97.0 98 59 17 3 20 11 1.58 1.22

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Harry Cozart — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1946 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.0 6 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00
Listed seasons · 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.0 6 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00

Career Pitching Statistics

Harry Cozart — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 3 7 2 0 0 1 18.0 22 17 1 9 9 8.50 -186.0

Career ERA 8.50 vs. league average 3.93 across their career seasons — 116.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Harry Cozart — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1939 NE NN2 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 10.1 13 10 7 2 8.71 4.28 (-103%) -186.0
1944 NE NN2 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 7.2 9 7 2 7 8.22 — 0.0
Career · 2 seasons 0 3 7 2 0 0 1 18.0 22 17 9 9 8.50 — -186

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Harry Cozart — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
10 10 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 .300 .462 .300 .762 0

Career AVG .300 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — +12.0% above league average.

Career OBP .462 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — +38.2% above league average.

Career SLG .300 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 20.0% below league average.

Career OPS .762 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — +7.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Harry Cozart — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1939 NE NN2 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 .400 — — — — 0.0
1944 NE NN2 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
Career · 2 seasons 10 10 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 .300 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Harry Cozart — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Playoff Batting by Year

Harry Cozart — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1939 NLP1 NE 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Playoff Career Pitching

Harry Cozart — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 1 1 0 8.0 10 6 4 4 6.75

Playoff Pitching by Year

Harry Cozart — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1939 NLP1 NE 0 1 1 1 0 8.0 10 6 4 4 6.75

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (26 games) →

Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Harry Cozart — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home8100301.300
Away630000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Harry Cozart — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home737.23061261.43
Away527.1314411.32

Last 10 Games — Batting

Harry Cozart — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1944-06-19 NW2HOMW 100000100
1944-06-18 NW2HOML 100000000
1944-06-15 NW2NY6W 000000000
1944-06-01 NW2PH5L 100000001
1944-05-28 NW2NY5W 200000000
1944-05-21 NW2HOML 101000000
1939-08-17 NW2NY6W 401000000
1939-08-13 NW2PH5L 000000000
1939-08-12 NW2PH5L 100000000
1939-08-05 NW2HOMW 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Harry Cozart — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1944-06-15 NW2NY6 W 8.0730000
1944-06-01 NW2PH5 L 2.0444111
1944-05-28 NW2NY5 SV 4.0100000
1944-05-21 NW2HOM — 5.0433220
1939-08-17 NW2NY6 W 9.0620400
1939-08-13 NW2PH5 — 2.0000000
1939-08-12 NW2PH5 L 4.0310100
1939-08-05 NW2HOM W 10.01390000
1939-08-01 NW2HOM W 9.01030000
1939-07-16 NW2NY5 L 0.2233300

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Harry Cozart — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 2 1 2 0 0 0
P 7 2 0 5 2 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Harry Cozart — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1939 NE OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1939 NE P 4 1 0 3 1 0
1944 NE OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1944 NE P 3 1 0 2 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Harry Cozart — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 7
Center Field 1
Right Field 1

Harry Cozart: the record in brief

Harry Cozart's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1939 to 1944. Every season row on the page belongs to the Newark Eagles, from 1939 through 1944. At 240 pounds on a 6-foot-4 frame, Cozart is listed as a pitcher. Cozart batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is April 17, 1917, in Holly Springs, NC, USA. The bio records the death on May 21, 1989, in Detroit, MI, USA. Cozart's full given name, per the bio, is Haywood Cozart.

The pitching table credits Cozart with a 0-3 record and a 8.50 ERA in 7 games. The same table counts 9 strikeouts. Against a 3.93 league ERA for the same seasons, the 8.50 mark was 116.5% worse. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 8.71 in 1939, when the league's was 4.28.

Frequently Asked Questions about Harry Cozart

Was Harry Cozart a pitcher?
Yes. Harry Cozart pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 9 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Harry Cozart hit?
Harry Cozart hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What teams did Harry Cozart play for?
Harry Cozart played for one team, the Newark Eagles (1939, 1944).
What were Harry Cozart's career stats?
In 7 games, Harry Cozart went 0-3 with a 8.50 ERA, 9 strikeouts, 18.0 innings pitched, and 1 saves.
What position did Harry Cozart play?
Harry Cozart played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Harry Cozart and how much did he weigh?
Harry Cozart was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 240 pounds.
What was Harry Cozart's career ERA?
Harry Cozart finished with a 8.50 career ERA, going 0-3 with 9 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Harry Cozart have?
Harry Cozart recorded 9 career strikeouts.
Is Harry Cozart in the Hall of Fame?
No. Harry Cozart has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.