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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Team Record in Appearances: 14-15 / in Starts: 14-15

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1979 Pitching Game Log

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1979 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	258	1	Apr 5	LAD		SDP	L,3-4	GS-9		99	8.1	10	3	3	1	5	1	0	3.24	3.45	35	12	7	1	0	10	55			1	0	0	33	4	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	0.057	2.05	0.05%	1.32	1t start tie	9t 12- 1 out a1
2	259	6	Apr 10	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-2	GS-6	L(0-1)	4	6.0	4	2	2	1	5	0	0	3.14	2.66	23	7	6	0	0	4	60			0	0	0	22	3	0	0	0	0	0	.81	0.017	1.57	0.02%	0.65	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
3	260	11	Apr 15	LAD		ATL	L,4-11	GS-6	L(0-2)	4	6.0	4	4	4	2	3	0	0	3.98	2.68	24	7	8	0	1	4	49			1	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	2	0	.87	-0.227	1.27	-0.20%	-1.21	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
4	261	16	Apr 21	LAD	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG(10)	W(1-2)	5	10.0	5	1	1	3	7	0	1	2.97	2.63	38	10	12	0	5	5	82			0	0	0	32	1	0	2	0	1	0	2.04	0.608	2.29	0.41%	3.36	1b start tie	10b 3 out a1
5	262	21	Apr 28	LAD	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	W(2-2)	6	9.0	4	1	1	1	8	1	0	2.52	2.66	32	8	11	1	2	4	82			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	0.444	1.03	0.25%	3.02	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	263	30	May 7	LAD		NYM	W,5-2	GS-9	W(3-2)	8	8.0	8	2	2	3	3	1	0	2.47	3.01	34	5	15	1	1	8	58			1	0	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.07	0.162	.80	0.07%	1.35	1t start tie	9t 1-- 0 out a3
7	264	35	May 12	LAD		MON	W,4-3	GS-8		4	8.0	7	2	2	5	4	0	0	2.44	3.09	35	8	11	0	1	7	59			1	0	0	29	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.15	0.067	1.48	0.05%	1.72	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
8	265	40	May 18	LAD	@	CIN	L,6-7	GS-7		5	7.0	6	6	5	6	3	0	0	2.89	3.25	34	9	10	2	2	6	40			1	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	1	0	.95	-0.284	1.73	-0.31%	-2.68	1b start a 1	7b 3 out d4
9	266	45	May 23	LAD	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	W(4-2)	4	9.0	6	2	2	2	5	0	0	2.78	3.12	34	7	14	0	0	6	70			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.06	0.296	1.16	0.19%	1.93	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
10	267	50	May 29	LAD		SFG	W,6-5	GS-8		5	7.2	12	5	5	2	9	0	0	3.08	2.93	37	8	15	7	2	3	42			0	0	0	34	0	1	0	1	0	1	1.60	-0.327	2.24	-0.27%	-1.70	1t start tie	8t 12- 2 out d2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	268	55	Jun 3	LAD	@	STL	L,4-6	CG(8)	L(4-3)	4	8.0	12	6	2	2	3	0	0	3.00	2.92	39	8	14	2	2	12	43			4	0	0	34	3	1	0	0	2	0	.65	-0.198	.75	-0.14%	-2.17	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
12	269	59	Jun 8	LAD	@	CHC	W,11-4	CG(6)	W(5-3)	4	6.0	8	4	3	2	3	0	0	3.10	2.90	28	7	8	1	2	8	43			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	-0.128	1.16	-0.08%	-0.90	1b start a 2	6b 3 out a5
13	270	63	Jun 12	LAD		STL	W,9-3	CG	W(6-3)	3	9.0	9	3	3	2	4	1	0	3.09	3.00	39	11	13	1	0	9	59			0	0	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	1	.80	0.039	.56	0.02%	1.19	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
14	271	68	Jun 18	LAD		CHC	W,7-3	CG	W(7-3)	5	9.0	8	3	3	2	4	1	0	3.08	3.07	34	14	6	0	1	8	61			0	1	0	32	1	0	0	2	0	0	.85	0.123	.53	0.05%	1.19	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
15	272	73	Jun 24	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-4	GS-6	L(7-4)	5	6.0	7	4	4	0	5	0	0	3.23	2.97	25	4	9	1	0	7	47			1	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.222	.40	-0.06%	-0.98	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
16	273	77	Jun 28	LAD		CIN	L,1-2	CG	L(7-5)	3	9.0	10	2	2	4	5	0	0	3.14	2.97	38	13	6	1	0	10	60			0	1	0	32	2	0	0	0	1	0	.85	0.150	.25	0.03%	2.19	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	274	81	Jul 2	LAD	@	SDP	W,6-3	GS-8		3	8.0	5	2	2	3	7	1	0	3.09	3.02	32	6	11	1	2	5	68			1	1	0	28	0	0	1	0	0	1	1.17	0.179	.07	0.01%	1.49	1b start tie	8b 3 out tie
18	275	85	Jul 7	LAD	@	MON	L,1-2	GS-7	L(7-6)	4	7.0	5	2	2	0	4	0	0	3.06	2.94	25	7	9	0	0	5	63			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	.89	0.037	.03	0.00%	1.26	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
19	276	90	Jul 12	LAD	@	NYM	L,5-12	GS-1	L(7-7)	4	0.2	3	7	0	3	0	0	0	3.05	3.01	9	3	0	0	0	3	29			0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.35	-0.341	.05	-0.01%	-4.28	1b start tie	1b 123 2 out d4
20	277	94	Jul 19	LAD		MON	W,7-3	CG	W(8-7)	6	9.0	6	3	3	3	4	1	0	3.05	3.08	35	10	12	1	4	6	64			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	0	.65	0.109	.01	0.00%	1.19	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
21	278	99	Jul 24	LAD		PHI	W,15-3	GS-8	W(9-7)	4	8.0	8	3	3	5	5	1	0	3.06	3.18	37	6	13	2	2	8	54			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	.56	-0.107	.03	0.00%	0.72	1t start tie	8t 3 out a10
22	279	104	Jul 29	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-4	GS-8		4	8.0	9	3	3	2	5	0	0	3.08	3.13	34	10	8	1	2	9	55			2	2	0	30	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	0.031	.11	0.00%	0.53	1b start tie	8b 3 out tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	280	108	Aug 3	LAD		SFG	W,11-3	CG	W(10-7)	4	9.0	8	3	3	1	6	1	0	3.07	3.14	35	9	17	6	0	2	64			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	1	0	.39	0.183	.00	0.00%	1.19	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
24	281	113	Aug 8	LAD		HOU	L,1-4	GS-5	L(10-8)	4	5.0	5	4	2	1	5	1	0	3.09	3.16	21	7	3	0	0	5	49			0	1	0	20	0	0	1	0	0	1	1.11	-0.226	.02	0.00%	-1.67	1t start tie	5t 3 out d3
25	282	118	Aug 14	LAD	@	STL	W,9-0	SHO	W(11-8)	5	9.0	2	0	0	2	7	0	0	2.94	3.10	29	8	10	0	4	2	88			1	1	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	.85	0.427	.00	0.00%	4.31	1b start tie	9b 3 out a9
26	283	123	Aug 19	LAD	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	L(11-9)	4	8.2	7	2	2	2	3	1	0	2.90	3.15	33	8	13	1	5	7	63			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.35	0.182	.06	0.01%	2.34	1b start tie	9b --- 2 out d2
27	284	128	Aug 25	LAD		STL	L,4-5	GS-7		5	6.1	8	3	3	0	3	0	1	2.95	3.12	27	6	9	0	2	8	48			0	0	0	24	0	1	0	1	1	0	1.16	-0.114	.02	0.00%	-0.89	1t start tie	7t 1-3 1 out a1
28	285	133	Aug 30	LAD		CHC	L,1-4	GS-7	L(11-10)	4	7.0	5	2	2	2	4	0	0	2.93	3.10	26	8	7	1	0	5	61			0	0	0	24	0	1	0	1	0	0	.82	0.111	.00	0.00%	1.26	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	286	138	Sep 4	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-9	GS-1		4	0.1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.97	3.11	2	0	1	0	0	0	46			0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.79	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.03	1b start a 1	1b 1-- 1 out a1
							14-15		W-L:11-10	4.4	212.0	191	85	70	63	129	11	2	2.97	3.11	874	0.81		6%	8%	176	57		---%	14	7	0	784	27	5	4	11	11	5	1.02	1.044	.74	0.09%	15.67

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