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

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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

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

2015 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2015 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	WSN		NYM	L,1-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2	5 (3)	Apr 11	WSN	@	PHI	L,2-3		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
3	8 (2)	Apr 14	WSN	@	BOS	L,7-8		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
4	10 (1)	Apr 16	WSN		PHI	W,5-2		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
5	12 (1)	Apr 18	WSN		PHI	L,3-5		4	0.2	1	0	0	1	0
6	13	Apr 19	WSN		PHI	W,4-1		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
7	14	Apr 21	WSN		STL	W,2-1		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	16 (1)	Apr 23	WSN		STL	L,1-4		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
9	21 (4)	Apr 28	WSN	@	ATL	W,13-12		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	24 (2)	May 1	WSN	@	NYM	L,0-4		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
11	26 (1)	May 3	WSN	@	NYM	W,1-0		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
12	28 (1)	May 5	WSN		MIA	L,1-2		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
13	31 (2)	May 9	WSN		ATL	W,8-6		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
14	35 (3)	May 13	WSN	@	ARI	W,9-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
15	38 (2)	May 16	WSN	@	SDP	W,4-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	40 (1)	May 19	WSN		NYY	W,8-6		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
17	45 (4)	May 25	WSN	@	CHC	W,2-1		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
18	46	May 26	WSN	@	CHC	L,2-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	48 (1)	May 29	WSN	@	CIN	L,2-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	49	May 30	WSN	@	CIN	L,5-8		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	54 (4)	Jun 4	WSN		CHC	L,1-2		3	0.1	0	1	0	1	0
22	57 (2)	Jun 7	WSN		CHC	L,3-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	58	Jun 9	WSN	@	NYY	L,1-6		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
24	61 (2)	Jun 12	WSN	@	MIL	L,4-8		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	65 (3)	Jun 16	WSN	@	TBR	W,16-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
26	70 (4)	Jun 21	WSN		PIT	W,9-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	71	Jun 23	WSN		ATL	W,3-1		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
28	75 (3)	Jun 28 (1)	WSN	@	PHI	W,3-2		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
29	77 (1)	Jun 30	WSN	@	ATL	W,6-1		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	80 (2)	Jul 3	WSN		SFG	W,2-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	82 (1)	Jul 5	WSN		SFG	W,3-1		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
32	85 (2)	Jul 10	WSN	@	BAL	L,2-3		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
33	91 (5)	Jul 20	WSN		NYM	W,7-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	93 (1)	Jul 22	WSN		NYM	W,4-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	97 (3)	Jul 26	WSN	@	PIT	L,1-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	102 (4)	Aug 1	WSN	@	NYM	L,2-3		4	0.1	0	1	0	1	0
37	106 (3)	Aug 5	WSN		ARI	L,4-11		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	107	Aug 6	WSN		ARI	W,8-3		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
39	109 (1)	Aug 8	WSN		COL	W,6-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	113 (3)	Aug 12	WSN	@	LAD	L,0-3	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
41	115 (1)	Aug 14	WSN	@	SFG	L,5-8		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
42	117 (1)	Aug 16	WSN	@	SFG	L,0-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
43	120 (2)	Aug 20	WSN	@	COL	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
44	122 (1)	Aug 22	WSN		MIL	W,6-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
45	124 (1)	Aug 25	WSN		SDP	W,8-3		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
46	128 (3)	Aug 29	WSN		MIA	W,5-1		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	131 (2)	Sep 1	WSN	@	STL	L,5-8		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
48	132	Sep 2	WSN	@	STL	W,4-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
49	134 (1)	Sep 4	WSN		ATL	W,5-2		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
50	137 (2)	Sep 7	WSN		NYM	L,5-8		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
51	138	Sep 8	WSN		NYM	L,7-8		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
52	141 (2)	Sep 12	WSN	@	MIA	L,0-2		4	1.1	0	1	0	1	0
53	143 (1)	Sep 14	WSN	@	PHI	W,8-7		3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0
54	146 (2)	Sep 17	WSN		MIA	L,4-6	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
55	147	Sep 18	WSN		MIA	W,5-4		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
56	150 (2)	Sep 22	WSN		BAL	L,1-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
57	151	Sep 23	WSN		BAL	L,3-4		1	0.1	1	0	0	1	0
58	152	Sep 24	WSN		BAL	L,4-5		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
59	154 (1)	Sep 26	WSN		PHI	W,2-1	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
60	156 (1)	Sep 28	WSN		CIN	W,5-1	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	1
							60gm		41.1	2	8	0	10	1