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

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.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	LAD		SDP	L,3-4	GS	35	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
2	6 (4)	Apr 10	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-2	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	11 (4)	Apr 15	LAD		ATL	L,4-11	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	16 (4)	Apr 21	LAD	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	38	10.0	0	4	0	4	1	P
5	21 (4)	Apr 28	LAD	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	30 (8)	May 7	LAD		NYM	W,5-2	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	35 (4)	May 12	LAD		MON	W,4-3	GS	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	40 (4)	May 18	LAD	@	CIN	L,6-7	GS	34	7.0	4	1	0	5	0	P
9	45 (4)	May 23	LAD	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	50 (4)	May 29	LAD		SFG	W,6-5	GS	37	7.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	55 (4)	Jun 3	LAD	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
12	59 (3)	Jun 8	LAD	@	CHC	W,11-4	CG	28	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
13	63 (3)	Jun 12	LAD		STL	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	68 (4)	Jun 18	LAD		CHC	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	73 (4)	Jun 24	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-4	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	77 (3)	Jun 28	LAD		CIN	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	81 (3)	Jul 2	LAD	@	SDP	W,6-3	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	85 (3)	Jul 7	LAD	@	MON	L,1-2	GS	25	7.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
19	90 (4)	Jul 12	LAD	@	NYM	L,5-12	GS	9	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	94 (3)	Jul 19	LAD		MON	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
21	99 (4)	Jul 24	LAD		PHI	W,15-3	GS	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	104 (4)	Jul 29	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-4	GS	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	108 (3)	Aug 3	LAD		SFG	W,11-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
24	113 (4)	Aug 8	LAD		HOU	L,1-4	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	118 (4)	Aug 14	LAD	@	STL	W,9-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
26	123 (4)	Aug 19	LAD	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	33	8.2	2	4	0	6	1	P
27	128 (4)	Aug 25	LAD		STL	L,4-5	GS	27	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	133 (4)	Aug 30	LAD		CHC	L,1-4	GS	26	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	138 (4)	Sep 4	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-9	GS	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							29gm		212.0	12	26	0	38	3