1979 Topps #694 Burt Hooton
About Burt Hooton
On April 4 Hooton drew the Dodgers' Opening Day start against Gaylord Perry, ending Don Sutton's run of seven straight openers, in a 4-3 loss to the Padres. He finished 11-10 with a team-best 2.97 ERA, fourth in the National League, but a stiff shoulder ended his season on September 4 after a third of an inning. His #694 card is a Dodgers issue.
Burt Hooton was a right-handed starter who pitched 15 seasons for the Cubs, Dodgers and Rangers, relying on a knuckle-curve he developed as a 14-year-old in Corpus Christi. A three-time All-American at the University of Texas, he went 35-3 for the Longhorns and was the second pick of the 1971 secondary draft, signing for $50,000. Chicago traded him to Los Angeles in May 1975, and he won his last 12 decisions that year, a Dodgers record. He won 19 games with a 2.71 ERA in 1978 and finished second to Gaylord Perry for the Cy Young Award. In 1981 he made his only All-Star team, posted a career-best 2.28 ERA and was NLCS MVP as the Dodgers won the World Series. He finished at 151-136 with a 3.38 ERA, then spent decades as a pitching coach, including with the Astros from 2000 to 2004.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 91 | 2 | 30 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-10-19. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1979 Topps #694 card?
It is card #694 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Burt Hooton of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
How many cards are in the 1979 Topps Baseball set?
726 cards, numbered 1 through 726 with none skipped and issued as a single series, tracked as 727 collectible states: #369 Bump Wills comes with a Rangers or a Blue Jays team banner, and the master set counts both.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA, BaseballCardPedia, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-25.