Burt Hooton

Burt Hooton
Hooton in 1973
Pitcher
Born: (1950-02-07) February 7, 1950 (age 74)
Greenville, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
debut
June 17, 1971, for the Chicago Cubs
Last appearance
September 6, 1985, for the Texas Rangers
Career statistics
Win–loss record151–136
Earned run average3.38
Strikeouts1,491
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Burt Carlton Hooton (born February 7, 1950), nicknamed "Happy", is an American former right-handed starting pitcher and former coach in Major League Baseball. He won 151 games over a 15-year career, mostly with the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Hooton's career began auspiciously with a no-hitter in his fourth major league game for the Cubs, and perhaps gained his widest recognition for his several playoff performances with the Dodgers. His only All-Star appearance was in 1981, when he also was named the NLCS Most Valuable Player on the way to helping the Dodgers to a World Series championship with four postseason wins in five appearances.

He was pitching coach of the Fort Wayne TinCaps, the Class-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres from 2013 to 2019.