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Jeter Wood League
6-15-2025
Mike Hooton Third Base
Retired (1997, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .294 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .874 Status Retired (1997) Option Years 0  
H 1187 Age 67 (OS 67) Date of Birth 05-18-1958
HR 205 Drafted Round 1, Pick 4
(1976)
Majors Svc Time 16 years
(120 games)
RBI 755
SB 127
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R Power vs. L Velocity D+   Mentor vR B+
Speed Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS (39.9%) Range WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm WS Appearances 0
2B B- (52.1%) CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 1
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1980 CLE
28
52
4
10
1
0
1
10
3
12 1 0
0
3 1
.519
.250
.269
.077
.192
1981 CLE
146
445
54
114
12
2
12
52
39
90 4 0
10
9 10
.695
.322
.373
.117
.256
1982 CLE
111
339
50
100
10
5
14
47
26
77 1 3
9
1 9
.822
.344
.478
.183
.295
1983 CLE
146
439
53
124
18
3
22
77
35
102 1 1
12
6 8
.824
.336
.487
.205
.282
1984 CLE
153
519
71
142
20
3
20
72
39
111 3 2
21
7 13
.766
.327
.439
.166
.274
1985 CLE
152
555
73
148
25
1
27
90
35
113 0 2
12
4 18
.770
.309
.461
.195
.267
1986 CLE
146
569
87
146
24
5
33
96
51
120 1 3
25
7 14
.808
.317
.490
.234
.257
1987 CLE-KC
146
567
94
161
27
3
33
100
53
127 6 1
26
17 15
.868
.351
.517
.233
.284
1988 KC
144
587
89
143
25
6
25
85
48
130 0 1
15
4 19
.735
.300
.434
.191
.244
1989 KC
146
583
97
176
37
7
29
116
63
122 0 5
13
3 9
.906
.367
.539
.237
.302
1990 KC
146
582
95
188
27
5
39
113
56
116 1 6
34
12 14
.967
.380
.588
.265
.323
1991 KC
129
488
86
149
18
9
29
87
60
118 2 5
14
6 9
.938
.380
.557
.252
.305
1992 KC
146
549
96
165
20
2
25
103
58
104 4 4
21
8 4
.850
.369
.481
.180
.301
1993 KC
146
580
89
166
25
12
25
117
40
124 6 2
12
8 15
.838
.338
.500
.214
.286
1994 KC
144
563
99
173
28
5
33
128
62
109 1 2
20
10 23
.926
.376
.551
.243
.307
1995 KC
113
355
37
78
14
1
11
43
38
83 2 0
13
5 13
.656
.299
.358
.138
.220
1996 KC
107
295
36
82
21
1
14
46
24
55 3 0
0
0 10
.837
.339
.498
.220
.278
1997 KC-BOS
16
38
4
10
0
0
0
2
2
6 0 0
0
0 1
.563
.300
.263
.000
.263
Total
1093
4033
639
1187
190
42
205
755
403
837 19 24
127
52 98
.874
.359
.515
.220
.294

Statistics prior to 1989 were earned in the Old Jeter Wood League.

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1997-11-01Mike Hooton has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1997-10-03The Boston Cannons have waived Mike Hooton.
1997-09-18The Boston Cannons have promoted Mike Hooton to the major league team.
1997-09-18The Boston Cannons have acquired Mike Hooton from the waiver wire.
1997-07-11The Kansas City Monarchs have waived John Campbell. The Kansas City Monarchs have waived Mike Hooton. The Kansas City Monarchs have waived Joe Benavides. The Kansas City Monarchs have waived Alan Woodward. The Kansas City Monarchs have waived C.B. Crompton. The Kansas City Monarchs have waived Sid Widman. The Kansas City Monarchs have waived Eric Shields. The Kansas City Monarchs have waived Tige Archer.
1997-04-15The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Joe Mangual to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Herb Kennedy to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Sixto Gladd to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Zeb Laga to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Rinty Wright to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Hirokazu Okiyama to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Joseph Jacobson to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Frank Felix to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Eric Shields for assignment. The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Tige Archer for assignment. The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Mike Hooton for assignment. The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Clint Smith for assignment. The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Joe Benavides for assignment. The Kansas City Monarchs have designated C.B. Crompton for assignment. The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Sid Widman for assignment. The Kansas City Monarchs have designated John Campbell for assignment.
1994-11-01Mike Hooton now holds the league record for career runs batted in.
1991-04-08Mike Hooton of the Kansas City Monarchs is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1990-11-01Mike Hooton now holds the league record for career runs batted in.
1990-11-01Mike Hooton now holds the league record for career homeruns.