What years did Cozy Dolan play?

Cozy Dolan played in Major League Baseball from 1895 to 1906.

Was Cozy Dolan a pitcher?

Both. Cozy Dolan pitched in 35 games, going 11-13 with a 4.44 ERA, but spent most of his career as an Outfielder.

How many home runs did Cozy Dolan hit?

Cozy Dolan hit 10 career home runs with 855 hits.

What was Cozy Dolan's career batting average?

Cozy Dolan batted .269 over his career, with 855 hits in 3,174 at bats.

How many RBI did Cozy Dolan have?

Cozy Dolan drove in 315 runs in his career.

What was Cozy Dolan's career ERA?

Cozy Dolan finished with a 4.44 career ERA, going 11-13 with 69 strikeouts.

Cozy Dolan

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1895-1906)

Cozy Dolan was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1895 to 1906 for 5 teams, including the Boston Braves, a span of 12 seasons. In 830 career games, he hit .269 with 855 hits, 10 home runs, and 315 RBI. He also pitched in 35 games, going 11-13 with a 4.44 ERA. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 1,018.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated September 9, 2026

AVG .269

HR 10

RBI 315

H 855

OPS .656

PIV 1,018

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 160 lb
Born: 12/3/1872 in Cambridge, MA, USA
Died: 3/29/1907 in Louisville, KY, USA
MLB Debut: 1895-04-26
Last Game: 1906-10-05

Full name: Patrick Henry Dolan

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Career Batting Statistics

Cozy Dolan — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
830	3,174	428	855	99	37	10	315	114	227	302	.269	.322	.333	.656	1,018

Career AVG .269 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .322 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .333 vs. league average .347 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .656 vs. league average .669 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Cozy Dolan (b. 1872) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1895	BSN	NL	26	83	12	20	4	1	0	7	3	6	7	.241	.296 (-19%)	.361 (-17%)	.399 (-22%)	.761 (-19%)	-277.9
1896	BSN	NL	6	14	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1900	CHN	NL	13	48	5	13	1	0	0	2	2	2	3	.271	—	—	—	—	-120.2
1901	CHN	NL	43	171	29	45	1	2	0	16	3	7	20	.263	.271 (-3%)	.326 (-9%)	.359 (-19%)	.686 (-14%)	-366.7
1901	BRO	NL	66	253	33	66	11	1	0	29	7	17	26	.261	.271 (-4%)	.326 (-4%)	.359 (-13%)	.686 (-9%)	-366.7
1902	BRO	NL	141	592	72	166	16	7	1	54	24	33	53	.280	.266 (+5%)	.321 (+1%)	.343 (-2%)	.665 (-1%)	-75.6
1903	CHA	AL	27	104	16	27	5	1	0	7	5	6	9	.260	.261 (-1%)	.316 (-1%)	.345 (-5%)	.662 (-3%)	-48.6
1903	CIN	NL	93	385	64	111	20	3	0	58	11	28	31	.288	.261 (+10%)	.316 (+7%)	.345 (+3%)	.662 (+5%)	-48.6
1904	CIN	NL	129	465	88	132	8	10	6	51	19	39	44	.284	.246 (+15%)	.300 (+14%)	.321 (+19%)	.622 (+16%)	1379.8
1905	CIN	NL	22	77	7	18	2	1	0	4	2	7	7	.234	.248 (-6%)	.307 (avg)	.322 (-11%)	.629 (-6%)	-52.1
1905	BSN	NL	112	433	44	119	11	7	3	48	21	27	44	.275	.248 (+11%)	.307 (+5%)	.322 (+9%)	.629 (+7%)	-52.1
1906	BSN	NL	152	549	54	136	20	4	0	39	17	55	57	.248	.247 (avg)	.307 (+4%)	.315 (-5%)	.622 (-1%)	36.1
Career · 12 seasons			830	3,174	428	855	99	37	10	315	114	227	302	.269	—	—	—	—	7

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 Pitching Statistics

Cozy Dolan — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
11	13	35	26	21	3	1	255.3	289	126	15	101	69	4.44	-2511.2

Career ERA 4.44 vs. league average 3.44 across their career seasons — 29.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Cozy Dolan — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1895	BSN	NL	10	7	25	21	18	3	1	198.3	215	94	67	47	4.27	4.77 (+11%)	-1393.6
1896	BSN	NL	1	4	6	5	3	0	0	41.0	55	22	27	14	4.83	4.36 (-11%)	-782.6
1905	BSN	NL	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	4.0	7	4	1	1	9.00	—	0.0
1906	BSN	NL	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	12.0	12	6	6	7	4.50	2.68 (-68%)	-335.1
Career · 4 seasons			11	13	35	26	21	3	1	255.1	289	126	101	69	4.44	—	-2,511

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Cozy Dolan — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	406	1528	216	414	7	156	.271
Away	391	1548	196	419	3	134	.271

Pitching — Home / Away

Cozy Dolan — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	9.0	10	0	5	6	0.00
Away	3	7.0	8	0	1	3	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Cozy Dolan — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1906-10-05	BSN	NY1	W	4	2	1	0	0	2	1
1906-10-04	BSN	BRO	L	2	1	1	1	0	0	1
1906-10-04	BSN	BRO	L	4	0	3	1	1	0	0
1906-10-03	BSN	BRO	L	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
1906-10-02	BSN	CIN	L	5	1	1	0	0	0	0
1906-10-01	BSN	CIN	W	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
1906-09-29	BSN	CIN	W	3	2	2	1	1	1	0
1906-09-28	BSN	CIN	L	5	0	3	1	0	0	0
1906-09-26	BSN	STL	L	5	0	2	1	0	0	0
1906-09-25	BSN	STL	W	5	0	2	0	0	0	0

Last 4 Games — Pitching

Cozy Dolan — Last 4 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	BB	SO	HR
1906-09-26	BSN	STL	L	9.0	10	6	5	6	1
1906-07-12	BSN	CHC	—	3.0	1	0	1	1	0
1905-10-07	BSN	BRO	L	2.0	7	5	0	1	2
1905-07-31	BSN	STL	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Cozy Dolan — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	59	36	564	41	18	24
2B	7	8	8	17	4	1
OF	723	363	1144	98	92	15
P	35	0	18	70	8	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Cozy Dolan — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1895	BSN	OF	1	0	1	0	1	0
1895	BSN	P	25	0	13	62	4	2
1896	BSN	P	6	0	5	8	4	0
1900	CHN	OF	13	0	18	1	4	0
1901	CHN	OF	41	0	63	9	10	3
1901	BRO	OF	64	0	108	9	4	2
1902	BRO	OF	141	0	283	10	20	2
1903	CHA	1B	19	0	218	16	7	7
1903	CHA	OF	4	0	16	0	1	0
1903	CIN	OF	93	0	107	11	8	2
1904	CIN	1B	24	23	199	16	5	10
1904	CIN	OF	102	100	157	13	11	0
1905	CIN	1B	13	12	131	7	5	6
1905	CIN	OF	9	8	9	0	4	0
1905	BSN	1B	2	1	10	2	1	1
1905	BSN	OF	111	111	175	19	11	2
1905	BSN	P	2	0	0	0	0	0
1906	BSN	1B	1	0	6	0	0	0
1906	BSN	2B	7	8	8	17	4	1
1906	BSN	OF	144	144	207	26	18	4
1906	BSN	P	2	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Cozy Dolan (b. 1872) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	35
First Base	59
Second Base	8
Left Field	11
Center Field	206
Right Field	507

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Frequently Asked Questions about Cozy Dolan

What years did Cozy Dolan play?: Cozy Dolan played in Major League Baseball from 1895 to 1906.
Was Cozy Dolan a pitcher?: Both. Cozy Dolan pitched in 35 games, going 11-13 with a 4.44 ERA, but spent most of his career as an Outfielder.
How many home runs did Cozy Dolan hit?: Cozy Dolan hit 10 career home runs with 855 hits.
What was Cozy Dolan's career batting average?: Cozy Dolan batted .269 over his career, with 855 hits in 3,174 at bats.
How many RBI did Cozy Dolan have?: Cozy Dolan drove in 315 runs in his career.
What was Cozy Dolan's career ERA?: Cozy Dolan finished with a 4.44 career ERA, going 11-13 with 69 strikeouts.