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.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 16	CHC		PHI	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 21	CHC	@	NYM	L,0-2	GS	30	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 25	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	14 (3)	Apr 30	CHC		CIN	W,6-4	GS	34	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	18 (3)	May 5	CHC		HOU	L,0-3	GS	29	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
6	25 (6)	May 16	CHC	@	PHI	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	29 (3)	May 20	CHC	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	32 (2)	May 24	CHC		NYM	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	36 (3)	May 28	CHC		MON	L,5-7	GS	31	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	40 (3)	Jun 2	CHC	@	SDP	W,2-1	GS	26	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
11	44 (3)	Jun 7	CHC	@	LAD	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	48 (3)	Jun 11 (2)	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-3	GS	7	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	52 (3)	Jun 16	CHC		LAD	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
14	56 (3)	Jun 20	CHC		SFG	W,15-8	GS	17	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	60 (3)	Jun 25	CHC		PIT	L,2-9	GS	31	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	65 (4)	Jun 29	CHC	@	STL	L,2-4	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	69 (3)	Jul 3	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	31	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	75 (5)	Jul 7	CHC	@	CIN	W,2-1	GS	32	8.1	3	1	0	4	0	P
19	79 (3)	Jul 11 (1)	CHC		HOU	L,5-6	GS	26	6.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
20	85 (5)	Jul 16	CHC		ATL	W,5-3	GS	12	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	93 (7)	Jul 27 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-3	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	99 (5)	Aug 1	CHC	@	MON	L,2-3	GS	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	105 (5)	Aug 6	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-12	GS	14	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	110 (4)	Aug 12	CHC		NYM	L,1-2	GS	39	9.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
25	116 (5)	Aug 19	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-4	GS	12	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
26	123 (6)	Aug 27	CHC		SFG	W,9-3	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	125 (1)	Aug 30	CHC		LAD	W,9-8		15	3.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	129 (3)	Sep 3	CHC		SDP	L,0-3	GS	32	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	134 (4)	Sep 7	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	138 (3)	Sep 12	CHC		PIT	L,0-7	GS	30	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	142 (3)	Sep 16	CHC		NYM	W,18-5	GS	26	5.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
32	146 (3)	Sep 23 (1)	CHC	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
33	151 (4)	Sep 29	CHC		STL	L,1-4	GS	28	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
							33gm		218.1	13	35	1	49	2