Burt Hooton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 210lb (185cm, 95kg)

Born: February 7, 1950 in Greenville, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 5th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Richard King HS (Corpus Christi, TX) and the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1971 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX).

High School: Richard King HS (Corpus Christi, TX)

School: University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)

Debut: June 17, 1971 (Age 21-130d, 13,128th in major league history)
vs. STL 3.1 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 5 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: September 6, 1985 (Age 35-211d)
vs. CHW 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Burt Carlton Hooton

Nicknames: Happy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

35.6

151

136

ERA

3.38

480

377

2652.0

1491

WHIP

1.243

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 13	LAD		SDP	L,5-8	GS	29	6.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
2	7 (3)	Apr 18	LAD	@	ATL	L,6-7	GS	28	5.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
3	12 (4)	Apr 23	LAD		CHC	L,3-4	GS	27	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	17 (4)	Apr 28	LAD		PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	22 (4)	May 4	LAD	@	CHC	W,9-6	GS	28	5.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
6	27 (4)	May 10	LAD	@	STL	W,4-3	GS	29	6.2	0	6	0	6	0	P
7	32 (4)	May 16	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	37 (4)	May 21	LAD		HOU	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	41 (3)	May 25	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-5	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	46 (4)	May 30 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-7	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	51 (4)	Jun 4	LAD		NYM	L,0-11	GS	23	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	56 (4)	Jun 9	LAD		PHI	W,3-2	GS	30	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	61 (4)	Jun 15	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-2	GS	31	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	66 (4)	Jun 20	LAD	@	MON	L,4-5	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	71 (4)	Jun 25	LAD		SFG	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	76 (4)	Jun 30	LAD		ATL	L,3-8	GS	22	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	81 (4)	Jul 5	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
18	86 (4)	Jul 11	LAD	@	STL	W,9-6	GS	19	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	91 (4)	Jul 19	LAD		PHI	L,3-5	GS	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
20	96 (4)	Jul 24	LAD	@	SDP	L,5-6	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
21	100 (3)	Jul 30	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-5	GS	17	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	105 (4)	Aug 3	LAD		HOU	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	110 (4)	Aug 8	LAD		CIN	L,2-3	GS	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
24	115 (4)	Aug 13 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	W,8-7	GS	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	120 (4)	Aug 19	LAD		NYM	W,6-5	GS	29	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	125 (4)	Aug 24	LAD		MON	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	133 (7)	Sep 3	LAD	@	HOU	W,4-3	GS	26	6.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
28	137 (3)	Sep 7	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-4	GS	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	142 (4)	Sep 13 (1)	LAD		ATL	L,1-5	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	148 (5)	Sep 17 (2)	LAD	@	ATL	W,11-7	GS	32	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	153 (4)	Sep 23	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	158 (4)	Sep 28	LAD		HOU	L,0-1	GS	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
33	162 (3)	Oct 3	LAD		SDP	L,2-3	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							33gm		226.2	6	31	0	37	0