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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-15 / in Starts: 14-15
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 84 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	52 (27-18-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 84 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	52 (25-17-9)

Most Driven In
D Baker	2
S Garvey	1
R Cey	1
J Ferguson	1
S Yeager	0

Most Driven In By
B Russell	3
M Hatcher	1
D Lopes	1

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	258	1	Apr 5	LAD		SDP	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	.87	0.015	1.34	0.01%	-0.03	P
2	259	6 (4)	Apr 10	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9	1.28	-0.067	2.48	-0.08%	-0.47	P
3	260	11 (4)	Apr 15	LAD		ATL	L,4-11	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	9	.57	-0.031	.84	-0.03%	-0.31	P
4	261	16 (4)	Apr 21	LAD	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.300	.573	9	1.69	0.065	1.90	0.04%	0.81	P
5	262	21 (4)	Apr 28	LAD	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.214	.414	9	.42	-0.041	.39	-0.02%	-0.52	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	263	30 (8)	May 7	LAD		NYM	W,5-2	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.235	.458	9	.77	0.085	.57	0.04%	0.41	P
7	264	35 (4)	May 12	LAD		MON	W,4-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.211	.411	9	.67	-0.033	.86	-0.03%	-0.25	P
8	265	40 (4)	May 18	LAD	@	CIN	L,6-7	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.190	.200	.390	9	1.27	-0.050	2.31	-0.06%	-0.41	P
9	266	45 (4)	May 23	LAD	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.167	.174	.341	9	1.20	-0.069	1.31	-0.05%	-0.77	P
10	267	50 (4)	May 29	LAD		SFG	W,6-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.185	.192	.377	9	1.25	-0.071	1.75	-0.06%	-0.39	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	268	55 (4)	Jun 3	LAD	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	3	3	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.267	.345	.611	9	.55	0.099	.63	0.07%	1.04	P
12	269	59 (3)	Jun 8	LAD	@	CHC	W,11-4	CG(7)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.235	.303	.538	9	.27	-0.028	.27	-0.02%	-0.70	P
13	270	63 (3)	Jun 12	LAD		STL	W,9-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.243	.306	.549	9	1.32	0.181	.93	0.08%	0.94	P
14	271	68 (4)	Jun 18	LAD		CHC	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.244	.300	.544	9	1.01	-0.101	.63	-0.04%	-1.06	P
15	272	73 (4)	Jun 24	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.233	.286	.518	9	.53	-0.027	.22	-0.01%	-0.27	P
16	273	77 (3)	Jun 28	LAD		CIN	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.222	.273	.495	9	1.62	-0.093	.48	-0.02%	-0.63	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	274	81 (3)	Jul 2	LAD	@	SDP	W,6-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.213	.261	.474	9	1.23	-0.072	.08	0.00%	-0.52	P
18	275	85 (3)	Jul 7	LAD	@	MON	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.204	.250	.454	9	1.85	-0.096	.06	0.00%	-0.76	P
19	276	90 (4)	Jul 12	LAD	@	NYM	L,5-12	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.204	.250	.454	9						P
20	277	94 (3)	Jul 19	LAD		MON	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.189	.231	.419	9	.21	-0.021	.01	0.00%	-0.86	P
21	278	99 (4)	Jul 24	LAD		PHI	W,15-3	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.196	.236	.433	9	.50	0.123	.02	0.00%	0.76	P
22	279	104 (4)	Jul 29	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.186	.224	.411	9	1.01	-0.071	.09	0.00%	-0.52	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	280	108 (3)	Aug 3	LAD		SFG	W,11-3	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.175	.188	.222	.410	9	.17	0.018	.00	0.00%	1.25	P
24	281	113 (4)	Aug 8	LAD		HOU	L,1-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.185	.219	.403	9	.85	-0.024	.01	0.00%	-0.22	P
25	282	118 (4)	Aug 14	LAD	@	STL	W,9-0	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.174	.206	.380	9	.66	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-1.26	P
26	283	123 (4)	Aug 19	LAD	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.155	.167	.197	.364	9	.89	-0.066	.04	0.00%	-0.42	P
27	284	128 (4)	Aug 25	LAD		STL	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.151	.162	.192	.354	9	.38	-0.019	.01	0.00%	-0.25	P
28	285	133 (4)	Aug 30	LAD		CHC	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.158	.187	.345	9	2.14	-0.106	.00	0.00%	-0.89	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
29	286	138 (4)	Sep 4	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-9	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.147	.158	.187	.345	9						P
30	287	146 (7)	Sep 13	LAD		SDP	W,8-6	5-6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.147	.158	.187	.345	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
							15-15		84	75	5	11	3	0	0	5	1	0	18	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	.147	.158	.187	.345		.88	-0.591	.60	-0.16%	-6.29

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