Burt Hooton
[edit] Biography
Born on February 7, 1950 in Greenville, Texas, Burt Hooton (Burt Carlton Hooton) played for the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and Texas Rangers over the course of his 15 year career. Hooton broke into the bigs on June 17, 1971 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 2.80 ERA in 218.1 innings pitched in 1972, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Burt Hooton's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1975, when he posted a 3.07 ERA, won 18 games and struck out 153 batters. However, others believe that it was 1978, when he posted a 2.71 ERA, won 19 games and struck out 104 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2.11
| 22
| 5
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 21.1
| 8
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1972
| CHI
| N
| 33
| 31
| 11
| 14
| 2.80
| 132
| 78
| 68
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 218.1
| 201
| 13
| 81
| 7
| 8
| 1
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| 42
| 34
| 14
| 17
| 3.68
| 134
| 107
| 98
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 239.2
| 248
| 12
| 73
| 7
| 9
| 4
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| 48
| 21
| 7
| 11
| 4.80
| 94
| 112
| 94
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 176.1
| 214
| 16
| 51
| 6
| 7
| 3
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| 31
| 30
| 18
| 7
| 2.82
| 148
| 76
| 70
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 223.2
| 172
| 16
| 64
| 2
| 3
| 0
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 8.18
| 5
| 12
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 18
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| TOT
| N
| 34
| 33
| 18
| 9
| 3.07
| 153
| 88
| 80
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 234.2
| 190
| 18
| 68
| 2
| 3
| 0
|
| 1976
| LA
| N
| 33
| 33
| 11
| 15
| 3.26
| 116
| 93
| 82
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 226.2
| 203
| 16
| 60
| 6
| 2
| 1
|
| 1977
| LA
| N
| 32
| 31
| 12
| 7
| 2.62
| 153
| 74
| 65
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 223.1
| 184
| 14
| 60
| 5
| 5
| 3
|
| 1978
| LA
| N
| 32
| 32
| 19
| 10
| 2.71
| 104
| 74
| 71
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 236
| 196
| 17
| 61
| 4
| 3
| 0
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| 29
| 29
| 11
| 10
| 2.97
| 129
| 85
| 70
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 212
| 191
| 11
| 63
| 4
| 6
| 2
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| 34
| 33
| 14
| 8
| 3.66
| 118
| 90
| 84
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 206.2
| 194
| 22
| 64
| 1
| 4
| 0
|
| 1981
| LA
| N
| 23
| 23
| 11
| 6
| 2.28
| 74
| 42
| 36
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 142.1
| 124
| 3
| 33
| 2
| 3
| 2
|
| 1982
| LA
| N
| 21
| 21
| 4
| 7
| 4.03
| 51
| 57
| 54
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 120.2
| 130
| 5
| 33
| 2
| 4
| 2
|
| 1983
| LA
| N
| 33
| 27
| 9
| 8
| 4.22
| 87
| 86
| 75
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 160
| 156
| 21
| 59
| 4
| 3
| 2
|
| 1984
| LA
| N
| 54
| 6
| 3
| 6
| 3.44
| 62
| 43
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 110
| 109
| 5
| 43
| 6
| 2
| 0
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| 29
| 20
| 5
| 8
| 5.23
| 62
| 78
| 72
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 124
| 149
| 18
| 40
| 2
| 2
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 451
| 357
| 146
| 128
| 3.29
| 1429
| 1034
| 924
| 84
| 29
| 7
| 2528
| 2348
| 175
| 759
| 56
| 60
| 20
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 29
| 20
| 5
| 8
| 5.23
| 62
| 78
| 72
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 124
| 149
| 18
| 40
| 2
| 2
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 480
| 377
| 151
| 136
| 3.38
| 1491
| 1112
| 996
| 86
| 29
| 7
| 2652
| 2497
| 193
| 799
| 58
| 62
| 20
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| P
| 3
| 3
| 21.1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1972
| CHI
| N
| P
| 33
| 31
| 218.1
| 13
| 35
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 25
| 5
| 1
| .980
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| P
| 42
| 34
| 239.2
| 21
| 32
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 6
| 3
| .930
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| P
| 48
| 21
| 176.1
| 15
| 39
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 21
| 6
| 0
| .982
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| P
| 31
| 30
| 223.2
| 12
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 10
| 5
| 0
| .972
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| P
| 3
| 3
| 11
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| TOT
| N
| P
| 34
| 33
| 234.2
| 13
| 29
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 12
| 7
| 0
| .977
|
| 1976
| LA
| N
| P
| 33
| 33
| 226.2
| 6
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 10
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| LA
| N
| P
| 32
| 31
| 223.1
| 11
| 31
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 6
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| LA
| N
| P
| 32
| 32
| 236
| 12
| 33
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 12
| 2
| .978
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| P
| 29
| 29
| 212
| 12
| 26
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 7
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| P
| 34
| 33
| 206.2
| 23
| 26
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 35
| 8
| 1
| .925
|
| 1981
| LA
| N
| P
| 23
| 23
| 142.1
| 4
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 18
| 5
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| LA
| N
| P
| 21
| 21
| 120.2
| 9
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 17
| 9
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| LA
| N
| P
| 33
| 27
| 160
| 8
| 24
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 15
| 0
| .941
|
| 1984
| LA
| N
| P
| 54
| 6
| 110
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 9
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| P
| 29
| 20
| 124
| 9
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 1
| .957
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 480
| 377
| 2652
| 165
| 373
| 16
| 21
| 0
| 26
| 257
| 109
| 11
| .971
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .125
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| CHI
| N
| 33
| 72
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 6
| .125
| .171
| .181
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 37
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| 42
| 70
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 3
| .129
| .237
| .129
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 24
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| 48
| 50
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .060
| .113
| .080
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 22
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| 31
| 70
| 6
| 9
| 1
| 7
| .129
| .176
| .214
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 27
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| TOT
| N
| 34
| 73
| 6
| 9
| 1
| 7
| .123
| .169
| .205
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 27
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1976
| LA
| N
| 33
| 62
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 4
| .097
| .147
| .113
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 28
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| LA
| N
| 32
| 67
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 3
| .164
| .188
| .194
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| LA
| N
| 32
| 67
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 2
| .149
| .230
| .164
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| 30
| 75
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 5
| .147
| .158
| .187
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| 34
| 64
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 6
| .063
| .104
| .109
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| LA
| N
| 23
| 42
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 3
| .190
| .261
| .262
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| LA
| N
| 21
| 35
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 1
| .086
| .086
| .200
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| LA
| N
| 33
| 50
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 7
| .160
| .208
| .200
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1984
| LA
| N
| 54
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .071
| .071
| .071
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 452
| 748
| 42
| 92
| 4
| 49
| .123
| .173
| .163
| 18
| 0
| 44
| 243
| 2
| 117
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 481
| 748
| 42
| 92
| 4
| 49
| .123
| .173
| .163
| 18
| 0
| 44
| 243
| 2
| 117
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Mets in the 5th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 7, 1968).
- Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (2nd pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (June 8, 1971).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Geoff Zahn and Eddie Solomon (May 2, 1975).
- Granted free agency (November 8, 1984).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (December 20, 1984).
- Released by Texas Rangers (March 27, 1986).
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