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

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Team Record in Appearances: 6-12

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 1, Entered with runners on base: 1

2016 Pitching Game Log

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2016 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	731	50	May 28	SDP	@	ARI	L,7-8	7-7		99	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	4.15	5	18	12	1	1	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.007	.07	0.00%	0.53	7b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
2	732	54	Jun 1	SDP		SEA	W,14-6	8-8		3	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	4.50	2.65	5	20	12	2	0	0	4	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.53	8t --- 0 out a10	8t 3 out a9
3	733	55	Jun 2	SDP		SEA	L,13-16	7-7		0	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.57	2.72	4	13	11	1	3	3	1	1	0	0		2	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.54	-0.435	.37	-0.06%	-3.52	7t 1-3 2 out tie	7t 3 out d4
4	734	58	Jun 5	SDP		COL	L,3-10	8-8		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8.10	2.25	3	14	9	1	2	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.002	.01	0.00%	0.47	8t --- 0 out d6	8t 3 out d6
5	735	60	Jun 7	SDP		ATL	W,4-3	9-GF	W(1-0)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.23	2.45	3	9	7	1	0	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.035	.13	0.01%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
6	736	65	Jun 13	SDP		MIA	L,4-13	8-8		5	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.06	2.58	4	14	9	2	1	4	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.47	8t --- 0 out d9	8t 3 out d9
7	737	68	Jun 16	SDP		WSN	L,5-8	9-GF		2	1.0	2	2	1	1	2	0	0	5.68	2.51	6	19	11	3	2	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	-0.053	.03	-0.01%	-1.53	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 4
8	738	73	Jun 22	SDP	@	BAL	L,2-7	7-7		5	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.91	2.60	3	9	5	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.08	0.003	.01	0.00%	0.52	7b --- 0 out d5	7b 3 out d5
9	739	75	Jun 24	SDP	@	CIN	W,13-4	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.32	2.43	3	11	9	1	2	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.50	9b --- 0 out a9	9b end a 9
10	740	78	Jun 28	SDP		BAL	L,7-11	8-GF		3	2.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.48	2.47	9	25	17	2	4	2	4	2	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.94	8t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 7
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	741	80	Jul 1	SDP		NYY	W,7-6	9-9		2	0.0	1	3	3	1	0	0	1	6.10	3.05	3	14	7	2	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.42	-0.060	.04	0.00%	-1.98	9t --- 0 out a5	9t 12- 0 out a4
12	742	85	Jul 6	SDP	@	ARI	W,13-6	9-GF		4	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	7.15	4.20	6	28	18	5	2	1	5	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-1.47	9b --- 0 out a9	9b end a 7
13	743	87	Jul 8	SDP	@	LAD	L,6-10	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	6.57	4.61	5	23	10	2	0	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.07	0.003	.01	0.00%	0.48	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
14	744	93	Jul 18	SDP	@	STL	L,2-10	8-GF(8)		9	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	6.75	5.32	4	21	15	2	2	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.52	8b --- 0 out d7	8b end d 8
15	745	99	Jul 24	SDP	@	WSN	W,10-6	7-7		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.28	5.17	4	13	8	3	1	4	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.39	0.024	.01	0.00%	0.51	7b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d2
16	746	100	Jul 25	SDP	@	TOR	L,2-4	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.46	5.04	5	14	8	1	0	3	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.14	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.48	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 4
17	747	105	Jul 31	SDP		CIN	L,2-3	5-5		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.19	4.96	2	4	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.56	0.028	.02	0.00%	0.25	5t --- 1 out d1	5t 3 out d1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	748	107	Aug 2	SDP		MIL	L,2-3	8-8		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.82	4.85	3	11	6	1	0	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.88	0.048	.02	0.00%	0.47	8t --- 0 out d1	8t 3 out d1
							6-12		W-L:1-0	2.9	17.0	22	12	11	6	9	2	1	5.82	4.85	77	280	63%	11%	7%	1.18		25%	5%	0		2	100%	3	0	0	70	5	0	0	4	0	1	.25	-0.410	.04	-0.06%	-4.41

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