Burt Hooton

Position: Starting 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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1971	21	-4.4	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	CHC	7	4	.636	1.68	2.29	12	12		9	3	0	102.0	73	26	19	4	19	1	135	1	0	5		0.902	6.4	0.4	1.7	11.9	7.11
1971	21	-6.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	2	0	1.000	2.11	2.11	3	3	0	2	1	0	21.1	8	5	5	2	10	0	22	0	0	1	82	0.844	3.4	0.8	4.2	9.3	2.20
1972	22	-5.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	11	14	.440	2.80	3.22	33	31	1	9	3	0	218.1	201	78	68	13	81	7	132	1	0	8	916	1.292	8.3	0.5	3.3	5.4	1.63
1973	23	-4.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	14	17	.452	3.68	4.02	42	34	1	9	2	0	239.2	248	107	98	12	73	7	134	4	1	9	1013	1.339	9.3	0.5	2.7	5.0	1.84
1974	24	-3.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	7	11	.389	4.80	5.72	48	21	9	3	1	1	176.1	214	112	94	16	51	6	94	3	0	7	791	1.503	10.9	0.8	2.6	4.8	1.84
1975	25		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CHC-LAD	18	9	.667	3.07	3.38	34	33	0	12	4	0	234.2	190	88	80	18	68	2	153	0	1	3	949	1.099	7.3	0.7	2.6	5.9	2.25
1975	25	-2.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	2	.000	8.18	9.82	3	3	0	0	0	0	11.0	18	12	10	2	4	0	5	0	0	0	54	2.000	14.7	1.6	3.3	4.1	1.25
1975	25	-2.1	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	18	7	.720	2.82	3.06	31	30	0	12	4	0	223.2	172	76	70	16	64	2	148	0	1	3	895	1.055	6.9	0.6	2.6	6.0	2.31
1976	26	-1.4	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	11	15	.423	3.26	3.69	33	33	0	8	4	0	226.2	203	93	82	16	60	6	116	1	0	2	925	1.160	8.1	0.6	2.4	4.6	1.93
1977	27	-0.3	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	12	7	.632	2.62	2.98	32	31	1	6	2	1	223.1	184	74	65	14	60	5	153	3	1	5	897	1.093	7.4	0.6	2.4	6.2	2.55
1978	28	0.0	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	19	10	.655	2.71	2.82	32	32	0	10	3	0	236.0	196	74	71	17	61	4	104	0	0	3	942	1.089	7.5	0.6	2.3	4.0	1.70
1979	29	0.8	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	11	10	.524	2.97	3.61	29	29	0	12	1	0	212.0	191	85	70	11	63	4	129	2	0	6	874	1.198	8.1	0.5	2.7	5.5	2.05
1980	30	1.7	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	14	8	.636	3.66	3.92	34	33	1	4	2	1	206.2	194	90	84	22	64	1	118	0	1	4	858	1.248	8.4	1.0	2.8	5.1	1.84
1981	31	2.3	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	11	6	.647	2.28	2.66	23	23	0	5	4	0	142.1	124	42	36	3	33	2	74	2	0	3	571	1.103	7.8	0.2	2.1	4.7	2.24
1982	32	3.3	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	4	7	.364	4.03	4.25	21	21	0	2	2	0	120.2	130	57	54	5	33	2	51	2	0	4	514	1.351	9.7	0.4	2.5	3.8	1.55
1983	33	4.5	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	9	8	.529	4.22	4.84	33	27	0	2	0	0	160.0	156	86	75	21	59	4	87	2	0	3	684	1.344	8.8	1.2	3.3	4.9	1.47
1984	34	5.9	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	3	6	.333	3.44	3.52	54	6	20	0	0	4	110.0	109	43	42	5	43	6	62	0	0	2	463	1.382	8.9	0.4	3.5	5.1	1.44
1985	35	6.6	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	5	8	.385	5.23	5.66	29	20	2	2	0	0	124.0	149	78	72	18	40	2	62	0	0	2	546	1.524	10.8	1.3	2.9	4.5	1.55
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (15 seasons)					Majors		151	136	.526	3.38	3.77	480	377	35	86	29	7	2652.0	2497	1112	996	193	799	58	1491	20	4	62	11025	1.243	8.5	0.7	2.7	5.1	1.87
Minors (1 season)					Minors		7	4	.636	1.68	2.29	12	12		9	3	0	102.0	73	26	19	4	19	1	135	1	0	5		0.902	6.4	0.4	1.7	11.9	7.11
All Levels (15 Seasons)							158	140	.530	3.32	3.72	492	389	35	95	32	7	2754.0	2570	1138	1015	197	818	59	1626	21	4	67	11025	1.230	8.4	0.6	2.7	5.3	1.99