Matt Thornton

Position: 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)

Debut: June 27, 2004 (Age 27-286d, 18,483rd in major league history)
vs. SDP 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

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

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.4

ERA

3.41

748

662.2

642

WHIP

1.275

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2016 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2016 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	50 (49)	May 28	SDP	@	ARI	L,7-8		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	54 (3)	Jun 1	SDP		SEA	W,14-6		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	55	Jun 2	SDP		SEA	L,13-16		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	58 (2)	Jun 5	SDP		COL	L,3-10		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	60 (1)	Jun 7	SDP		ATL	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	65 (4)	Jun 13	SDP		MIA	L,4-13		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	68 (2)	Jun 16	SDP		WSN	L,5-8	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	73 (4)	Jun 22	SDP	@	BAL	L,2-7		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	75 (1)	Jun 24	SDP	@	CIN	W,13-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	78 (2)	Jun 28	SDP		BAL	L,7-11	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	80 (1)	Jul 1	SDP		NYY	W,7-6		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	85 (4)	Jul 6	SDP	@	ARI	W,13-6	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	87 (1)	Jul 8	SDP	@	LAD	L,6-10	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	93 (5)	Jul 18	SDP	@	STL	L,2-10	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	99 (5)	Jul 24	SDP	@	WSN	W,10-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	100	Jul 25	SDP	@	TOR	L,2-4	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	105 (4)	Jul 31	SDP		CIN	L,2-3		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	107 (1)	Aug 2	SDP		MIL	L,2-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							18gm		17.0	1	0	0	1	0