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Walter Thornton

Walter Miller Thornton

Positions: Outfielder and Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 18, 1875 in Peoria, IL
School: Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA) (All Transactions)
Debut: July 1, 1895
Teams (by GP): Colts/Orphans 1895-1898

Final Game: October 8, 1898
Died: July 14, 1960 in Los Angeles, CA
Cremated
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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
1895 20 CHC NL 2 0 1.000 6.08 7 2 5 2 0 1 40.0 58 50 27 3 31 13 5 0 4 210 85 2.225 13.1 0.7 7.0 2.9 0.42
1896 21 CHC NL 2 1 .667 5.70 5 5 0 2 0 0 23.2 30 26 15 1 13 10 0 0 0 111 81 1.817 11.4 0.4 4.9 3.8 0.77
1897 22 CHC NL 6 7 .462 4.70 16 16 0 15 0 0 130.1 164 91 68 4 51 55 6 0 2 595 95 1.650 11.3 0.3 3.5 3.8 1.08
1898 23 CHC NL 13 10 .565 3.34 28 25 3 21 2 0 215.1 226 116 80 4 56 56 18 0 3 918 108 1.310 9.4 0.2 2.3 2.3 1.00
4 Yrs 23 18 .561 4.18 56 48 8 40 2 1 409.1 478 283 190 12 151 134 29 0 9 1834 98 1.537 10.5 0.3 3.3 2.9 0.89
162 Game Avg. 15 12 .561 4.18 37 31 5 26 1 1 268 313 185 124 8 99 88 19 0 6 1199 98 1.537 10.5 0.3 3.3 2.9 0.89

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
1895 20 CHC NL 40.0 7 2 50 11.25 6.59 -0.07 0.00 107.0 7.13 -17 -1.1 1.0 -0.0 -0.8 -13 .336 .493 $
1896 21 CHC NL 23.2 5 5 26 9.89 6.02 0.06 0.00 104.0 6.20 -9 -0.7 -0.0 -0.5 -7 .367 .496 $
1897 22 CHC NL 130.1 16 16 91 6.28 5.87 -0.21 0.00 103.0 6.26 3 0.3 -0.1 1.3 15 .518 .502 $
1898 23 CHC NL 215.1 28 25 116 4.85 4.91 0.15 0.00 100.0 4.76 3 0.2 1.0 -0.2 1.9 22 .509 .501 $
4 Seasons 409.1 56 48 283 6.22 5.44 0.01 0.00 101.9 5.55 -20 -1.3 1.0 -0.4 1.9 17 .477 .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+
1895 20 2 0 1.000 6.08 7 2 5 2 0 1 40.0 58 50 27 3 31 13 5 0 4 210 85 2.225 13.1 0.7 7.0 2.9 0.42 85
1896 21 4 1 .800 5.94 12 7 5 4 0 1 63.2 88 76 42 4 44 23 5 0 4 321 83 2.073 12.4 0.6 6.2 3.3 0.52 83
1897 22 10 8 .556 5.10 28 23 5 19 0 1 194.0 252 167 110 8 95 78 11 0 6 916 90 1.789 11.7 0.4 4.4 3.6 0.82 90
1898 23 23 18 .561 4.18 56 48 8 40 2 1 409.1 478 283 190 12 151 134 29 0 9 1834 98 1.537 10.5 0.3 3.3 2.9 0.89 98

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
1895 20 3 3 .500 3.44 55.0 56 23 21 3 30 18 5 1.564 9.2 4.9 2.9 0.60 0.5 7
1896 21 2 1 .667 3.77 31.0 31 14 13 1 13 13 0 1.419 9.0 3.8 3.8 1.00 0.3 5
1897 22 11 7 .611 3.33 162.0 169 67 60 4 53 68 6 1.370 9.4 2.9 3.8 1.28 0.2 16
1898 23 15 9 .625 3.04 222.0 225 83 75 4 56 58 18 1.266 9.1 2.3 2.4 1.04 0.2 28
4 Yrs 31 20 .608 3.24 470.0 481 187 169 12 152 157 29 1.347 9.2 3.0 1.03 0.2 56

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1895 NL  born 1875-02-18 (7th)

                                         

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