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.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 8	CHC		MON	L,2-5	GS	12	1.2	0	1	1	2	0	P
2	7 (3)	Apr 15	CHC	@	STL	W,8-6	GS	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	11 (3)	Apr 19 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
4	17 (5)	Apr 26	CHC		SFG	L,3-7	GS	15	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	21 (3)	May 1	CHC	@	LAD	W,9-5	GS	39	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	25 (3)	May 5	CHC	@	SFG	W,7-4	GS	29	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
7	30 (4)	May 9	CHC	@	SDP	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
8	35 (4)	May 15	CHC		NYM	W,4-3	GS	31	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
9	39 (3)	May 19 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-3	GS	32	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	42 (2)	May 23	CHC	@	MON	W,4-2	GS	27	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
11	46 (3)	May 28	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-6	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	50 (3)	Jun 1	CHC		ATL	L,7-8	GS	25	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	54 (3)	Jun 6	CHC		LAD	W,6-4	GS	35	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
14	58 (3)	Jun 10	CHC		CIN	W,9-7	GS	15	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	60 (1)	Jun 13	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-6		5	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	64 (3)	Jun 17 (1)	CHC	@	ATL	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
17	70 (5)	Jun 22	CHC	@	STL	L,0-3	GS	19	4.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
18	74 (3)	Jun 26	CHC	@	NYM	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	P
19	76 (1)	Jun 27 susp	CHC		MON	L,4-5	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	79 (2)	Jun 30	CHC		NYM	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	83 (3)	Jul 4	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
22	87 (3)	Jul 8	CHC	@	SDP	L,2-4	GS	34	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	91 (3)	Jul 14	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-7	GS	24	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	95 (3)	Jul 19	CHC		SDP	W,12-5	GS	23	5.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
25	100 (4)	Jul 27	CHC		PIT	L,6-10		13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
26	102 (1)	Jul 29 (1)	CHC		STL	L,3-5		13	3.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	107 (4)	Aug 1	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-2	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	111 (3)	Aug 5	CHC	@	MON	L,2-3	GS	27	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	115 (3)	Aug 10	CHC		HOU	L,4-6	GS	22	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	118 (2)	Aug 14	CHC		ATL	L,2-6		8	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	119	Aug 15	CHC		ATL	L,1-15		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	122 (2)	Aug 18	CHC		LAD	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	127 (4)	Aug 24	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-4	GS	26	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
34	130 (2)	Aug 28	CHC	@	ATL	W,9-6		9	2.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	134 (3)	Sep 1	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	32	8.1	2	1	0	3	0	P
36	139 (4)	Sep 7	CHC		STL	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
37	143 (3)	Sep 11	CHC		PIT	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
38	148 (4)	Sep 16	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-4	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	153 (4)	Sep 21	CHC		MON	W,3-1	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
40	155 (1)	Sep 23	CHC	@	PHI	L,7-9		7	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
41	158 (2)	Sep 27	CHC	@	STL	L,0-2	GS	31	7.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
42	161 (2)	Oct 1	CHC		NYM	L,4-6	GS	20	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
							42gm		239.2	21	32	4	57	0