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Matt Thornton

Matthew J. Thornton

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 6", Weight: 240 lb.

Born: September 15, 1976 in Three Rivers, MI
High School: Centreville HS (Centreville, MI)
School: Grand Valley State University (Allendale, MI)
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1998 amateur draft.
Signed July 3, 1998. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 27, 2004
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Mariners 2004-2012
2012 Contract Status: Signed thru 2013, 2 yrs/$12M (12-13) & 14 team option (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 7.129, Free Agent: 2014 [*],
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All-Star

Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1998	21	SEA-min	A-	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		EVR · NORW
1999	22	SEA-min	A	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		APP · MIDW
2000	23	SEA-min	A	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		APP · MIDW
2001	24	SEA-min	A+	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		SBR · CALL
2002	25	SEA-min	AA	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		SAN · TL
2003	26	SEA-min	AA,AAA,A+	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		SAN,TAC,SBR · TL,PCL,CALL
2004	27	SEA-min	AAA	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TAC · PCL
2004	27	SEA	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2005	28	SEA	AL	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006	29	CHW	AL	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2007	30	CHW	AL	68	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2008	31	CHW	AL	74	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2009	32	CHW	AL	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2010	33	CHW	AL	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1	AS
2011	34	CHW	AL	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2012	35	CHW	AL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
9 Yrs				498	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

CHW (7 yrs)				424	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
SEA (2 yrs)				74	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos	Awards
2004	27	SEA	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
2005	28	SEA	AL	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$323,000	1
2006	29	CHW	AL	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$355,000	1
2007	30	CHW	AL	68	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	-0	$425,000	1
2008	31	CHW	AL	74	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$875,000	1
2009	32	CHW	AL	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$1,325,000	1
2010	33	CHW	AL	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$2,250,000	1	AS
2011	34	CHW	AL	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$3,000,000	1
2012	35	CHW	AL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	-0.0	0	$	1
9 Seasons				498	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.4	-0	$8,553,000

CHW (7 yrs)				424	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.3	-0	$8,230,000
SEA (2 yrs)				74	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$323,000

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	AIR	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
2007	30	CHW	AL	1	1	110	.000	.276	.000	.344	.000	.431	.000	.775	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
9 Yrs				1	1	110	.000	.276	.000	.344	.000	.431	.000	.775	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
162 Game Avg.				0	0	110	.000	.276	.000	.344	.000	.431	.000	.775	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2008	31	CHW	AL	ALDS	TBR	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1 ALDS							3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

All-Star Batting

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	GS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2010	CHW	AL	33

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB
2007	30	CHW	AL	1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0				0.00	0%
9 Yrs				1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0				0.00	0%
MLB Averages					2.7%	17.6%	8.5%	7.9%	34%	2.07	5.1	33.4	7.8	0.80	1.08	70%	19%	7.6%	12%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
2004	27	SEA	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2005	28	SEA	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2006	29	CHW	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2007	30	CHW	AL	-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.1	-0.1	2.36	-0.0	-0.0	-0.4	-0.0	1.37	-0.3	0
2008	31	CHW	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2009	32	CHW	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2010	33	CHW	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2011	34	CHW	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2012	35	CHW	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
9 Yrs				-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.1	-0.1	2.36	-0.0	-0.0	-0.4	-0.0	1.37	-0.3	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
2007	30	CHW	AL	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9 Yrs				0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
2007	30	CHW	AL	1	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
9 Yrs				1	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
MLB Averages					54%																			68%			11%			33%			15%			51%			56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
2007	30	CHW	AL	1	3	3.00	3	100%	67%	0%	33%	0%	33%		33%	100%	0%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
1 Yr				1	3	3.00	3	100%	67%	0%	33%	0%	33%		33%	100%	0%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.78		63%	28%	15%	27%	31%	72%	2%	45%	80%	27%	5%			15%			9%			25%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
2007	30	205	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
2008	31	279	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
2009	32	349	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
2010	33	410	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
2011	34	472	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
2012	35	498	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Gact
2007	30	68	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	68
1 Yr		68	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	68
162 Game Avg.		162	2	2	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	68

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games 2010 *

All-Star Games
2010 *

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