What years did Kevin Hart play?

Kevin Hart played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2009.

Was Kevin Hart a pitcher?

Yes. Kevin Hart pitched in the major leagues, recording 6 wins and 88 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Kevin Hart hit?

Kevin Hart hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

What teams did Kevin Hart play for?

Kevin Hart played for 2 teams: the Chicago Cubs (2007–2009) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2009).

What were Kevin Hart's career stats?

In 47 games, Kevin Hart went 6-11 with a 5.26 ERA, 88 strikeouts, and 119.2 innings pitched.

What was Kevin Hart's salary?

Kevin Hart's last recorded salary was $417,000, in 2011. His highest recorded salary was $417,000, in 2011, and his lowest was $392,500, in 2008. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2011.

What position did Kevin Hart play?

Kevin Hart played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Kevin Hart and how much did he weigh?

Kevin Hart was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 215 pounds.

What was Kevin Hart's career ERA?

Kevin Hart finished with a 5.26 career ERA, going 6-11 with 88 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Kevin Hart have?

Kevin Hart recorded 88 career strikeouts.

Is Kevin Hart in the Hall of Fame?

No. Kevin Hart has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Kevin Hart

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2009)

Kevin Hart was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2009 for the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 3 seasons. Across 47 career appearances, he went 6-11 with a 5.26 ERA and 88 strikeouts.

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 October 25, 2026

W–L 6–11

ERA 5.26

WHIP 1.75

SO 88

Pitcher PIV -1655.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 215 lb
Born: 12/29/1982 in Cleveland, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 2007-09-04
Last Game: 2009-09-29

Full name: Kevin Richard Hart

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Career Pitching Statistics

Kevin Hart — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
6	11	47	14	0	0	0	119.2	143	70	13	66	88	5.26	-1655.0

Career ERA 5.26 vs. league average 4.37 across their career seasons — 20.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Kevin Hart — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2007	CHN	NL	0	0	8	0	11.0	7	1	4	13	0.82	4.47 (+82%)	690.8
2008	CHN	NL	2	2	21	0	27.2	39	20	18	23	6.51	4.32 (-50%)	-250.7
2009	CHN	NL	3	1	8	4	27.2	23	8	18	13	2.60	4.32 (+40%)	-977.9
2009	PIT	NL	1	8	10	10	53.1	74	41	26	39	6.92	4.32 (-60%)	-1117.1
Career · 4 seasons			6	11	47	14	119.2	143	70	66	88	5.26	—	-1,655

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

Kevin Hart — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
47	30	4	4	0	0	0	2	0	3	9	.133	.212	.133	.345	0

Career AVG .133 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 49.6% below league average.

Career OBP .212 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 36.5% below league average.

Career SLG .133 vs. league average .419 across their career seasons — 68.2% below league average.

Career OPS .345 vs. league average .753 across their career seasons — 54.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Kevin Hart — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2007	CHN	NL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	CHN	NL	21	5	1	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	CHN	NL	8	9	2	2	1	0	3	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	PIT	NL	10	16	1	2	1	3	4	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			47	30	4	4	2	3	9	.133	—	—	—	—	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

Kevin Hart — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Kevin Hart — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2007	NLDS1	CHN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Kevin Hart — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	2	2	2	18.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Kevin Hart — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2007	NLDS1	CHN	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	2	2	2	18.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Kevin Hart — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	22	20	1	3	0	1	.150
Away	25	10	3	1	0	1	.100

Pitching — Home / Away

Kevin Hart — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	22	70.0	81	39	37	51	5.01
Away	25	49.2	62	31	29	37	5.62

Last 10 Games — Batting

Kevin Hart — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
2009-09-29	PIT	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
2009-09-23	PIT	CIN	L	2	0	0	0	0	0
2009-09-16	PIT	LAD	L	2	0	0	0	0	0
2009-09-09	PIT	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
2009-09-04	PIT	STL	L	3	0	0	0	0	1
2009-08-29	PIT	MIL	L	1	1	0	0	1	1
2009-08-23	PIT	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	1	1
2009-08-17	PIT	MIL	W	2	0	2	1	0	0
2009-08-12	PIT	COL	L	1	0	0	0	1	0
2009-08-06	PIT	AZ	L	2	0	0	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Kevin Hart — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2009-09-29	PIT	CHC	L	4.0	6	6	3	4	5	0
2009-09-23	PIT	CIN	L	4.1	8	8	8	3	2	0
2009-09-16	PIT	LAD	L	6.0	7	2	2	1	5	1
2009-09-09	PIT	CHC	L	5.0	6	4	4	6	3	1
2009-09-04	PIT	STL	L	5.2	9	7	5	3	3	2
2009-08-29	PIT	MIL	L	6.0	6	5	4	2	4	0
2009-08-23	PIT	CIN	L	5.0	6	3	3	3	4	0
2009-08-17	PIT	MIL	W	6.0	9	4	4	2	4	2
2009-08-12	PIT	COL	L	5.1	8	5	5	1	4	1
2009-08-06	PIT	AZ	—	6.0	9	3	3	1	5	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Kevin Hart — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	47	14	18	17	1	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Kevin Hart — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2007	CHN	P	8	0	0	1	0	0
2008	CHN	P	21	0	6	4	0	1
2009	CHN	P	8	4	3	3	0	0
2009	PIT	P	10	10	9	9	1	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Kevin Hart — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	47

Salary History

Kevin Hart's recorded salaries total $809,500 over 2 seasons, 2008 to 2011. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Hart's career ran from 2007 to 2009. No salary is recorded for 2007 and 2009.

Kevin Hart — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2011	PIT	NL	$417,000
2008	CHN	NL	$392,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$809,500

College History

Kevin Hart — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Maryland	College Park	MD	2004
Navarro College	Corsicana	TX	2002, 2003

Kevin Hart: the record in brief

The profile opens with Kevin Hart's first major league game on September 4, 2007; the last one listed came on September 29, 2009. The season rows list, in order, the Chicago Cubs (2007 to 2009) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2009). Listed as a pitcher, Hart threw and hit right-handed. The recorded size is 6-foot-4 and 215 pounds. Hart was born on December 29, 1982, in Cleveland, OH, USA. The given name on file is Kevin Richard Hart.

Hart went 6-11 with a 5.26 ERA in 47 games, 14 of them starts. Also on Hart's record: 88 strikeouts. The league ERA over Hart's seasons was 4.37, so the 5.26 figure ran 20.4% worse than average. In 2009, one of the busiest seasons, Hart posted a 6.92 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.32.

Every defensive appearance on record for Hart, 47 games, came at pitcher. Fielding on the mound produced 18 putouts and 17 assists against 1 errors.

Pitching in the playoffs, Hart went 0-0 with a 18.00 ERA in 1 games. Those appearances came in 2007.

Frequently Asked Questions about Kevin Hart

What years did Kevin Hart play?: Kevin Hart played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2009.
Was Kevin Hart a pitcher?: Yes. Kevin Hart pitched in the major leagues, recording 6 wins and 88 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Kevin Hart hit?: Kevin Hart hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.
What teams did Kevin Hart play for?: Kevin Hart played for 2 teams: the Chicago Cubs (2007–2009) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2009).
What were Kevin Hart's career stats?: In 47 games, Kevin Hart went 6-11 with a 5.26 ERA, 88 strikeouts, and 119.2 innings pitched.
How much did Kevin Hart earn in his career?: Kevin Hart's recorded salaries total $809,500 over 2 seasons, 2008 to 2011. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Hart's career ran from 2007 to 2009. No salary is recorded for 2007 and 2009.
What was Kevin Hart's salary?: Kevin Hart's last recorded salary was $417,000, in 2011. His highest recorded salary was $417,000, in 2011, and his lowest was $392,500, in 2008. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2011.
What position did Kevin Hart play?: Kevin Hart played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Kevin Hart and how much did he weigh?: Kevin Hart was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 215 pounds.
What was Kevin Hart's career ERA?: Kevin Hart finished with a 5.26 career ERA, going 6-11 with 88 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Kevin Hart have?: Kevin Hart recorded 88 career strikeouts.
Is Kevin Hart in the Hall of Fame?: No. Kevin Hart has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.