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	21-11 / in Starts: 21-11
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 92 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	62 (41-12-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 92 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	56 (27-18-9)

Most Driven In
J Ferguson	1
D Baker	1

Most Driven In By
D Lopes	2
R Smith	1
S Garvey	1

1978 Batting Game Log

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1978 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	226	5 (4)	Apr 11	LAD	@	HOU	L,0-1	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1.000			9	1.16	0.017	2.21	0.02%	0.07	P
2	227	9 (3)	Apr 17	LAD		CIN	L,2-8	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0		1.000			9						P
3	228	14 (4)	Apr 22	LAD		HOU	W,5-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	1.03	-0.103	1.99	-0.12%	-1.16	P
4	229	19 (4)	Apr 29	LAD	@	STL	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.90	-0.044	1.78	-0.05%	-0.30	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
5	230	24 (4)	May 5	LAD	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.25	-0.005	.53	-0.01%	0.03	P
6	231	29 (4)	May 11	LAD		STL	L,0-2	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9	1.12	-0.031	2.23	-0.04%	-0.27	P
7	232	33 (3)	May 15	LAD		PIT	W,7-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	1.04	-0.054	1.76	-0.06%	-0.43	P
8	233	38 (4)	May 21	LAD		SFG	W,4-1	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9	.37	-0.024	.88	-0.03%	-0.53	P
9	234	43 (4)	May 27	LAD	@	SFG	W,3-1	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	.53	-0.008	1.19	-0.01%	-0.11	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
10	235	48 (4)	Jun 2	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9	.89	-0.046	1.42	-0.04%	-0.42	P
11	236	53 (4)	Jun 7	LAD	@	NYM	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.158	.111	.269	9	.50	0.000	.69	0.00%	0.03	P
12	237	58 (4)	Jun 12	LAD		PHI	W,6-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.136	.095	.232	9	.85	-0.067	1.12	-0.05%	-0.71	P
13	238	63 (4)	Jun 17	LAD		MON	L,3-6	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.136	.310	9	2.32	0.090	3.44	0.08%	0.85	P
14	239	68 (4)	Jun 23	LAD		CIN	W,1-0	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.167	.130	.297	9	1.12	-0.055	2.01	-0.06%	-0.56	P
15	240	73 (4)	Jun 28	LAD	@	ATL	W,3-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.192	.125	.317	9	.84	0.002	1.11	0.00%	0.15	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
16	241	79 (5)	Jul 3	LAD		ATL	L,2-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.214	.120	.334	9	.63	-0.008	1.31	-0.01%	0.04	P
17	242	84 (4)	Jul 8 (1)	LAD	@	HOU	W,7-1	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	.107	.194	.107	.301	9	.31	-0.004	.73	-0.01%	-1.45	P
18	243	91 (6)	Jul 16 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-3	GS-9	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.133	.235	.133	.369	9	1.22	0.049	2.59	0.06%	0.30	P
19	244	96 (4)	Jul 21	LAD		STL	W,7-5	GS-9	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.270	.156	.427	9	.84	0.017	1.89	0.02%	0.29	P
20	245	101 (4)	Jul 26	LAD		CHC	W,8-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.268	.143	.411	9	.36	0.028	.82	0.04%	-0.49	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
21	246	106 (4)	Aug 1	LAD	@	SDP	L,0-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.273	.158	.431	9	1.17	-0.063	3.16	-0.10%	-0.28	P
22	247	111 (4)	Aug 6	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.38	-0.041	1.27	-0.08%	-1.38	P
23	248	116 (4)	Aug 11	LAD		SFG	W,4-3	GS-9	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.260	.182	.442	9	1.21	0.093	6.30	0.29%	0.72	P
24	249	121 (4)	Aug 17	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.245	.170	.415	9	.93	-0.078	3.47	-0.18%	-0.88	P
25	250	126 (4)	Aug 23	LAD	@	MON	W,4-2	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.250	.180	.430	9	.41	-0.009	1.62	-0.02%	-0.29	P
26	251	131 (4)	Aug 28	LAD		MON	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.151	.237	.170	.407	9	1.37	-0.116	5.68	-0.29%	-1.15	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
27	252	135 (3)	Sep 2 (1)	LAD		NYM	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.242	.179	.421	9	.65	-0.018	2.56	-0.04%	-0.10	P
28	253	140 (4)	Sep 7	LAD	@	HOU	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.246	.186	.433	9	.60	-0.016	2.11	-0.03%	-0.10	P
29	254	145 (4)	Sep 12	LAD	@	SFG	W,8-0	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.232	.175	.406	9	.56	-0.076	1.71	-0.14%	-1.20	P
30	255	150 (4)	Sep 17	LAD		ATL	L,2-3	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.239	.172	.411	9	1.85	-0.004	.08	0.00%	-0.04	P
31	256	155 (4)	Sep 23	LAD		SDP	W,5-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.236	.169	.405	9	1.56	-0.063	.19	-0.01%	-0.51	P
32	257	160 (4)	Sep 29	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.230	.164	.394	9	1.13	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
							21-11		92	67	4	10	1	0	0	2	7	0	15	0	18	0	1	2	0	0	.149	.230	.164	.394		.83	-0.707	1.90	-0.87%	-10.43

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