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Burt
Hooton		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 210
 
Born: February 7, 1950 in Usa, TX, GREENVILLE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1971 21 PIT NL   8 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
1972 22 KCR AL $ 300,000 8 4 5 5 6 7 6 6 6 6
1973 23 KCR AL $ 300,000 8 5 6 5 6 7 6 5 6 5
1974 24 KCR AL $ 300,000 8 5 6 5 6 7 6 5 6 6
1975 25 DET AL $ 300,000 7 5 6 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
1976 26 DET AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 5 6 6 4 5 4
1977 27 DET AL $ 350,000 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 5
1978 28 DET AL $ 350,000 7 4 5 5 5 6 5 4 5 4
1979 29 DET AL $ 350,000 7 4 5 5 5 6 6 4 4 4
1980 30 DET AL $ 350,000 7 4 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 4 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 8 5 6 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1971 21 AAA   13 10 .565 30 30 3 0 0 210.3 186 71 16 70 136 3.04 .233 .294 .325 .619  
1972 22 KCR AL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 7.0 6 0 1 2 3 0.00 .222 .267 .370 .637 0.7
    AAA   7 12 .368 23 23 1 0 0 154.0 178 56 15 46 97 3.27 .285 .334 .410 .745  
1973 23 KCR AL 6 9 .400 25 18 4 1 2 147.0 152 73 16 58 70 4.47 .268 .333 .410 .743 10.7
    AAA   3 3 .500 7 7 2 1 0 44.0 38 14 4 12 22 2.86 .229 .281 .337 .618  
1974 24 KCR AL 1 0 1.000 23 0 0 0 0 49.0 64 28 11 28 23 5.14 .320 .401 .555 .956 2.0
1975 25 DET AL 4 14 .222 21 21 3 1 0 147.3 167 74 23 53 59 4.52 .283 .341 .454 .795 6.8
    AAA   1 2 .333 4 4 2 0 0 27.7 24 8 1 4 21 2.60 .238 .267 .287 .554  
1976 26 DET AL 2 6 .250 19 11 2 0 2 98.0 101 46 10 47 49 4.22 .272 .352 .402 .754 4.9
    AAA   1 2 .333 12 3 0 0 1 23.3 29 19 3 23 12 7.33 .312 .448 .462 .911  
1977 27 AAA   1 0 1.000 18 0 0 0 0 38.7 33 12 2 17 28 2.79 .231 .313 .343 .655  
    AA   6 1 .857 45 1 1 0 6 48.7 32 7 1 15 40 1.29 .192 .258 .246 .504  
1978 28 AAA   3 5 .375 41 0 0 0 6 38.0 47 17 2 17 30 4.03 .303 .372 .419 .791  
1979 29 AAA   2 4 .333 18 1 0 0 0 35.7 32 15 2 19 21 3.79 .239 .333 .343 .677  
1980 30 AAA   4 5 .444 40 7 1 1 6 72.0 53 27 2 32 43 3.38 .205 .292 .263 .555  
1981 31 AA   3 1 .750 40 0 0 0 3 71.0 69 19 1 31 56 2.41 .252 .328 .307 .634  
5 Years Sim 13 29 .310 93 50 9 2 4 448.3 490 221 61 188 204 4.44 .279 .347 .439 .786 25.1
9 Years AAA 35 43 .449 193 75 9 2 13 643.6 620 239 47 240 410 3.34 .251 .317 .352 .669  
2 Years AA 9 2 .818 85 1 1 0 9 119.7 101 26 2 46 96 1.96 .229 .302 .283 .585  
11 Years Minors 44 45 .494 278 76 10 2 22 763.3 721 265 49 286 506 3.12 .247 .314 .342 .656  
Season Average 2 5 .286 18 10 1 0 0 89.7 98 44 12 37 40 4.44 .279 .347 .439 .786  
Career Highs 6 14 1.000 25 21 4 1 2 147.3 167 74 23 58 70 5.14 .320 .401 .555 .956  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   235 104 26 83 114   .271 .335 .416 .751
vs LH   255 117 35 105 90   .287 .362 .462 .824
Home 8 16 .333 51 27 2 0 2 241.0 252 125 39 110 109 4.67 .270 .346 .457 .803
Away 5 13 .278 42 23 7 2 2 207.3 238 96 22 78 95 4.17 .290 .352 .419 .771
Mar/Apr 2 6 .250 19 10 2 1 2 88.0 84 43 5 44 39 4.40 .255 .342 .358 .700
May 2 7 .222 15 12 3 0 0 89.0 108 50 22 31 37 5.06 .306 .362 .550 .912
June 2 4 .333 12 5 0 0 0 52.0 58 25 6 26 21 4.33 .278 .357 .402 .759
July 2 6 .250 23 11 1 1 2 98.7 119 57 15 44 47 5.20 .296 .365 .475 .841
August 2 5 .286 9 6 1 0 0 54.7 56 23 6 23 27 3.79 .265 .338 .422 .759
Sep/Oct 3 1 .750 15 6 2 0 0 66.0 65 23 7 20 33 3.14 .259 .314 .378 .692
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1972 22 KCR AL P 5 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1973 23 KCR AL P 25 18 147.0 6 14 1 0 .952 1.22    
1974 24 KCR AL P 23 0 49.0 0 5 1 0 .833 0.92    
1975 25 DET AL P 21 21 147.3 6 25 1 1 .969 1.89    
1976 26 DET AL P 19 11 98.0 6 16 0 1 1.000 2.02    
Career Totals   93 50 448.3 18 60 3 2 .963 1.57    
Career Highs   25 21 147.3 6 25 1 1 1.000 2.02    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Shutouts
1973-8-1
1975-7-1
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  5. Ed Morris (970)
  6. Bill Gullickson (970)
  7. Larry Boerner (969)
  8. Joe Black (969)
  9. John Buzhardt (968)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1971
Injured on 3/23/1972 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 6-7 weeks
Traded from Pittsburgh to Kansas City on 7/31/1972 (Going to KCR: P Burt Hooton. Going to PIT: C Paul Casanova)
Injured on 6/23/1973 with a Bruised Jaw, out for one week
Earned first career win on 7/4/1973
Traded from Kansas City to Detroit on 2/1/1975 (Going to DET: P Burt Hooton. Going to KCR: P John Gelnar)
Injured on 8/17/1975 with a Spasms Back, out for 7 weeks
2/1/1977: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/19/1980 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by Detroit on 10/29/1981
 
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