Matt Thornton

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-6, 235lb (198cm, 106kg)

Born: September 15, 1976 in Three Rivers, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 27th round of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from Centreville HS (Centreville, MI) and the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (22nd) of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from Grand Valley State University (Allendale, MI).

High School: Centreville HS (Centreville, MI)

School: Grand Valley State University (Allendale, MI)

Last Game: August 2, 2016 (Age 39-322d)
vs. MIL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2005 season

Agents: Adam Hubble

National Team: us USA (WBC)

Full Name: Matthew J. Thornton

Nicknames: Thorny

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.4

ERA

3.41

748

662.2

642

WHIP

1.275

2009 Player Pitching Game Log

2009 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2009-04-08	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Kansas City Royals	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	6	2	2	2	0	0	0
2	2009-04-09	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Kansas City Royals	7-7		0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	6	1	2	1	0	0	0
3	2009-04-11	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Minnesota Twins	7-7		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
4	2009-04-13	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Detroit Tigers	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	23	15	2	4	1	1	0	0
5	2009-04-16	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	22	15	3	3	2	0	0	0
6	2009-04-17	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	6-6	L	0.0	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	6	0	3	0	2	2	0
7	2009-04-22	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	9-9		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	13	1	4	3	1	1	0
8	2009-04-25	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	16	5	2	0	2	1	0
9	2009-04-28	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Seattle Mariners	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	6	2	2	2	0	0	0
10	2009-04-29	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Seattle Mariners	7-7	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	7	2	3	0	1	0	1
11	2009-05-02	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Texas Rangers	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	9	4	2	1	0	0	0
12	2009-05-05	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Kansas City Royals	6-7		1.0	2	1	1	2	3	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	29	18	8	5	1	1	0	0
13	2009-05-09	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Texas Rangers	7-7		1.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	33	19	4	1	1	2	0	0
14	2009-05-12	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Cleveland Indians	6-7		1.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	23	14	5	1	2	2	0	0
15	2009-05-16	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	7-7		1.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	22	13	2	3	1	1	1	0
16	2009-05-19	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Minnesota Twins	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	13	8	3	0	2	0	0	0
17	2009-05-20	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Minnesota Twins	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	8	3	0	3	0	0	0
18	2009-05-23	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Pittsburgh Pirates	7-8		1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	10	2	5	0	1	0	0
19	2009-05-26	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	7-8		1.1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	25	16	5	1	3	3	1	0
20	2009-05-31	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Kansas City Royals	7-8	W	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	19	16	2	6	3	1	0	1
21	2009-06-01	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Oakland Athletics	8-8	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	10	6	3	0	0	0	0
22	2009-06-06	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Cleveland Indians	7-8		1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	13	3	3	0	1	0	1
23	2009-06-08 (2)	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Detroit Tigers	9-9		1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	9	2	2	0	4	0	2
24	2009-06-13	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Milwaukee Brewers	9-9		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
25	2009-06-14	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Milwaukee Brewers	8-8	W	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	5	1	1	0	1	0	0
26	2009-06-18	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Chicago Cubs	8-9	L	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	19	13	3	0	2	2	0	0
27	2009-06-20	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Cincinnati Reds	7-7		1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	15	11	2	1	2	3	2	0
28	2009-06-23	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Los Angeles Dodgers	8-8		0.2	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	7	2	0	1	1	1	0
29	2009-06-25	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Los Angeles Dodgers	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	8	2	0	2	1	1	0
30	2009-06-26	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Chicago Cubs	8-9		1.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	33	22	2	5	2	2	1	0
31	2009-06-29	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Cleveland Indians	8-9		1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	18	12	3	0	1	4	2	0
32	2009-07-01	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Cleveland Indians	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	24	15	0	6	1	0	0	0
33	2009-07-04	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Kansas City Royals	6-7		1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	19	12	1	2	3	2	1	1
34	2009-07-08	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Cleveland Indians	7-8		1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	14	10	4	1	1	1	0	1
35	2009-07-09	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Cleveland Indians	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	9	1	2	0	1	0	1
36	2009-07-10	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Minnesota Twins	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	13	8	3	0	1	2	1	0
37	2009-07-17	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Baltimore Orioles	8-8		1.0	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	25	14	3	2	4	3	2	0
38	2009-07-18	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Baltimore Orioles	8-8		0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	8	2	1	0	1	0	0
39	2009-07-20	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	8-8		0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	8	6	1	2	0	1	1	0
40	2009-07-22	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	8-9	S	2.0	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	34	20	6	4	2	3	1	0
41	2009-07-24 (2)	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Detroit Tigers	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	13	7	1	2	0	0	0	0
42	2009-07-25	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Detroit Tigers	7-7		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	4	1	0	0	1	0	0
43	2009-07-30	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		New York Yankees	8-9	W	1.1	2	1	1	0	4	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	19	17	5	4	0	2	2	0
44	2009-08-01	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		New York Yankees	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	8	5	2	0	1	0	1
45	2009-08-04	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	8-9	W	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	20	13	6	2	1	3	2	0
46	2009-08-05	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	15	11	1	2	0	2	0	1
47	2009-08-08	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Cleveland Indians	8-9		1.1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	29	19	3	4	0	3	2	0
48	2009-08-12	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Seattle Mariners	9-10		2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	25	18	2	7	2	2	1	0
49	2009-08-14	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Oakland Athletics	7-8		1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	8	3	1	2	1	0	0
50	2009-08-17	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Kansas City Royals	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	10	2	0	2	2	0	0
51	2009-08-19	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Kansas City Royals	8-9		1.1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	15	12	3	2	4	1	0	0
52	2009-08-21	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Baltimore Orioles	8-8		0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
53	2009-08-22	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Baltimore Orioles	7-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	23	17	2	3	1	0	0	0
54	2009-08-25	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Boston Red Sox	7-7		0.1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	5	1	1	2	1	1	0
55	2009-08-26	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Boston Red Sox	7-8		2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	31	21	5	1	2	4	1	1
56	2009-08-28	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	New York Yankees	7-8		2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	42	29	5	4	1	2	0	1
57	2009-08-31	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Minnesota Twins	8-8		0.2	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	9	2	4	0	1	1	0
58	2009-09-01	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Minnesota Twins	8-9	L	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	8	1	2	0	2	2	0
59	2009-09-03	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Chicago Cubs	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	6	3	1	1	1	0	0
60	2009-09-07	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Boston Red Sox	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	8	1	2	0	2	0	2
61	2009-09-09	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Oakland Athletics	7-8		1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	17	12	3	2	1	2	1	0
62	2009-09-12	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	8-8		0.1	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	12	3	1	3	2	2	0
63	2009-09-15	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Seattle Mariners	7-8		1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	10	3	3	1	1	0	0
64	2009-09-17	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Seattle Mariners	10-10		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	7	0	0	2	2	0	0
65	2009-09-20	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Kansas City Royals	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	12	5	2	0	1	0	0
66	2009-09-23	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Minnesota Twins	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	14	11	1	1	2	0	0	0
67	2009-09-25	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Detroit Tigers	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	22	14	5	5	1	0	0	0
68	2009-09-27	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Detroit Tigers	8-9	S	1.1	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	27	18	5	2	2	4	3	1
69	2009-09-30 (2)	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Cleveland Indians	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	10	1	4	1	0	0	0
70	2009-10-03	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Detroit Tigers	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	11	5	1	1	1	0	0

2009 Player Pitching Splits

2009 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	74	306	281	26	62	12	2	6	4	4	21	89	.221	.276	.342	.618	.300	96	4	1	2	1	2

Home	40	158	147	12	26	5	1	3	2	3	9	53	.177	.228	.286	.514	.250	42	4	1	0	1	2
Away	34	148	134	14	36	7	1	3	2	1	12	36	.269	.329	.403	.732	.347	54	0	0	2	0	0

March	4	15	14	4	4	2	0	1	0	0	1	2	.286	.333	.643	.976	.273	9	1	0	0	0	0
April	10	34	31	2	8	2	1	1	0	0	3	12	.258	.324	.484	.807	.389	15	0	0	0	0	0
May	10	49	43	2	8	1	0	0	0	1	6	15	.186	.286	.209	.495	.286	9	1	0	0	0	0
June	11	43	40	6	9	3	0	2	0	0	2	10	.225	.262	.450	.712	.250	18	0	0	1	0	1
July	12	49	44	4	11	2	0	1	1	1	4	16	.250	.313	.364	.676	.370	16	1	0	1	0	0
August	14	62	58	3	10	0	1	1	3	1	2	18	.172	.210	.259	.468	.225	15	1	1	0	1	1
September	12	50	48	5	12	2	0	0	0	1	2	15	.250	.280	.292	.572	.364	14	0	0	0	0	0
October	1	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

As Reliever	74	306	281	26	62	12	2	6	4	4	21	89	.221	.276	.342	.618	.300	96	4	1	2	1	2

vs RHB as LHP	69	193	176		41	7	1	4			14	45	.233	.292	.352	.644	.289	62	3	1	1	1	2
vs LHB as LHP	62	113	105		21	5	1	2			7	44	.200	.250	.324	.574	.322	34	1	0	1	0	0

Bases Empty	61	166	157		34	8	1	5			9	50	.217	.259	.376	.635	.284	59	0	0	0	0	0
Runners On	56	140	124		28	4	1	1			12	39	.226	.297	.298	.596	.318	37	4	1	2	1	2

vs. Younger Batters	74	253	233		48	9	1	6			16	74	.206	.259	.331	.590	.273	77	3	1	2	1	1
vs. Older Batters	36	53	48		14	3	1	0			5	15	.292	.359	.396	.754	.424	19	1	0	0	0	1

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	6	3	.667	3.08	74	0	4	76.0	62	26	26	6	21	2	89	1	0	0	306	1.092	10.5	4.24

Home	4	0	1.000	2.53	40	0	3	42.2	26	12	12	3	9	2	53	1	0	0	158	0.820	11.2	5.89
Away	2	3	.400	3.78	34	0	1	33.1	36	14	14	3	12	0	36	0	0	0	148	1.440	9.7	3.00

March	0	0		9.82	4	0	0	3.2	4	4	4	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	15	1.364	4.9	2.00
April	1	1	.500	2.25	10	0	0	8.0	8	2	2	1	3	0	12	0	0	0	34	1.375	13.5	4.00
May	1	0	1.000	1.50	10	0	0	12.0	8	2	2	0	6	0	15	0	0	0	49	1.167	11.3	2.50
June	2	1	.667	5.06	11	0	0	10.2	9	6	6	2	2	1	10	0	0	0	43	1.031	8.4	5.00
July	1	0	1.000	3.00	12	0	1	12.0	11	4	4	1	4	0	16	0	0	0	49	1.250	12.0	4.00
August	1	0	1.000	1.62	14	0	0	16.2	10	3	3	1	2	1	18	1	0	0	62	0.720	9.7	9.00
September	0	1	.000	3.75	12	0	3	12.0	12	5	5	0	2	0	15	0	0	0	50	1.167	11.3	7.50
October	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	1.000	9.0	1.00

As Reliever	6	3	.667	3.08	74	0	4	76.0	62	26	26	6	21	2	89	1	0	0	306	1.092	10.5	4.24

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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