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John Thornton

John James Thornton

Positions: Pitcher and Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: May 22, 1869 in Washington, DC (All Transactions)
Debut: August 14, 1889
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Nationals/Browns 1889-1892

Final Game: September 15, 1892
Died: April 26, 1935 in Washington, DC
Buried: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1889 20 WHS NL 0 1 .000 5.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 8 11 5 0 7 3 0 1 0 42 81 1.667 8.0 0.0 7.0 3.0 0.43
1891 22 PHI NL 15 16 .484 3.68 37 32 5 23 1 2 269.0 268 161 110 3 115 52 10 1 8 1197 91 1.424 9.0 0.1 3.8 1.7 0.45
1892 23 PHI NL 0 2 .000 12.75 3 2 1 1 0 0 12.0 16 19 17 1 17 2 0 0 2 69 27 2.750 12.0 0.8 12.8 1.5 0.12
3 Yrs 15 19 .441 4.10 41 35 6 25 1 2 290.0 292 191 132 4 139 57 10 2 10 1308 82 1.486 9.1 0.1 4.3 1.8 0.41
162 Game Avg. 13 17 .441 4.10 37 31 5 22 1 2 259 261 171 118 4 124 51 9 2 9 1170 82 1.486 9.1 0.1 4.3 1.8 0.41
PHI (2 yrs) 15 18 .455 4.07 40 34 6 24 1 2 281.0 284 180 127 4 132 54 10 1 10 1266 82 1.480 9.1 0.1 4.2 1.7 0.41
WHS (1 yr) 0 1 .000 5.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 8 11 5 0 7 3 0 1 0 42 81 1.667 8.0 0.0 7.0 3.0 0.43

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1889 20 WHS NL 9.0 1 1 11 11.00 5.96 -0.36 0.00 96.0 6.07 -5 -0.3 -0.0 -0.2 -4 .214 .498 $
1891 22 PHI NL 269.0 37 32 161 5.39 5.55 0.14 0.00 100.0 5.41 7 0.6 1.0 -0.2 2.7 31 .516 .504 $
1892 23 PHI NL 12.0 3 2 19 14.25 5.05 0.25 0.00 99.0 4.76 -12 -0.8 1.0 -0.0 -0.7 -11 .221 .495 $
3 Seasons 290.0 41 35 191 5.93 5.54 0.13 0.00 99.8 5.40 -10 -0.5 1.0 -0.2 1.8 16 .487 .499 $
PHI (2 yrs) 281.0 40 34 180 5.77 5.53 0.15 0.00 100.0 5.38 -6 -0.2 1.0 -0.2 2.0 20 .494 .499 $
WHS (1 yr) 9.0 1 1 11 11.00 5.96 -0.36 0.00 96.0 6.07 -5 -0.3 -0.0 -0.2 -4 .214 .498 $

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1889 20 0 1 .000 5.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 8 11 5 0 7 3 0 1 0 42 81 1.667 8.0 0.0 7.0 3.0 0.43 81
1890 21 0 1 .000 5.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 8 11 5 0 7 3 0 1 0 42 81 1.667 8.0 0.0 7.0 3.0 0.43 81
1891 22 15 17 .469 3.72 38 33 5 24 1 2 278.0 276 172 115 3 122 55 10 2 8 1239 91 1.432 8.9 0.1 3.9 1.8 0.45 91
1892 23 15 19 .441 4.10 41 35 6 25 1 2 290.0 292 191 132 4 139 57 10 2 10 1308 82 1.486 9.1 0.1 4.3 1.8 0.41 82

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1889 20 0 1 .000 4.09 11.0 9 6 5 0 8 4 0 1.545 7.4 6.5 3.3 0.50 0.0 1
1891 22 24 12 .667 2.80 331.0 281 114 103 3 121 64 10 1.215 7.6 3.3 1.7 0.53 0.1 37
1892 23 0 1 .000 11.08 13.0 16 18 16 1 17 2 0 2.538 11.1 11.8 1.4 0.12 0.7 3
3 Yrs 24 14 .632 3.14 355.0 306 138 124 4 146 70 10 1.273 7.8 1.8 0.48 0.1 41

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Saves s c a p y
1891 NL  2 (3rd)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1891 NL  0.100 (5th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1891 NL  5 (8th)

Youngest s c a p y
1889 NL  born 1869-05-22 (5th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 3 (2136), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1697), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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