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

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.

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 12	TEX		MIL	L,6-11		10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	13 (9)	Apr 23	TEX		BAL	L,1-11		6	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	18 (4)	Apr 29	TEX		NYY	W,7-5		10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	20 (1)	May 1	TEX		NYY	L,1-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	21	May 3	TEX	@	CLE	L,0-4	GF	10	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	23 (1)	May 5	TEX	@	CLE	W,7-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	25 (1)	May 8	TEX		DET	L,1-4		8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	29 (3)	May 13	TEX	@	DET	L,4-7	GS	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	34 (4)	May 18	TEX	@	CHW	W,7-2	GS	24	5.2	1	0	1	2	0	P
10	39 (4)	May 23	TEX		BOS	W,7-6	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
11	44 (4)	May 28	TEX	@	KCR	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	49 (4)	Jun 3	TEX		CHW	W,7-3	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	55 (5)	Jun 9 (2)	TEX	@	OAK	L,5-6	GS	27	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
14	60 (4)	Jun 14	TEX		MIN	W,4-2	GS	28	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	65 (4)	Jun 20	TEX		SEA	L,3-11	GS	26	4.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	73 (7)	Jun 29	TEX		OAK	L,6-7	GS	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	78 (4)	Jul 4	TEX		DET	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
18	83 (4)	Jul 9	TEX	@	CLE	L,2-7	GS	22	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	88 (4)	Jul 14	TEX	@	NYY	L,1-7	GS	11	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	90 (1)	Jul 19	TEX	@	DET	W,2-1	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	95 (4)	Jul 24	TEX		CLE	L,4-8	GS	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	100 (4)	Jul 30	TEX	@	MIL	L,3-6	GS	24	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	106 (5)	Aug 8 (2)	TEX		MIL	L,1-3	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	110 (3)	Aug 12	TEX		TOR	W,5-4	GS	27	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
25	115 (4)	Aug 17	TEX	@	BAL	L,2-9	GS	17	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	121 (5)	Aug 24	TEX	@	KCR	L,2-8	GS	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	126 (4)	Aug 29	TEX	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS	20	3.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	131 (4)	Sep 3	TEX		BOS	L,4-6		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	133 (1)	Sep 6	TEX		CHW	L,1-12		8	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
							29gm		124.0	9	13	1	23	0