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Lou Thornton
Louis Thornton

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 8, 1985
  vs. KCR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game April 24, 1990
Born April 26, 1963 in Montgomery, AL

Drafted by the New York Mets in the 19th round of the 1981 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1985 22 TOR AL  56   72   18   17   1  1   1    8   1  0   2  24  .236  .267  .319   58   23   0   0   0   1   2
 1987 24 TOR AL  12    2    5    1   0  0   0    0   0  1   1   0  .500  .667  .500  215    1   0   0   1   0   1
 1988 25 TOR AL  11    2    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1989 26 NYM NL  13   13    5    4   1  0   0    1   2  0   0   1  .308  .308  .385  102    5   0   0   0   0   0
 1990 27 NYM NL   3    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0                           0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons       95   89   29   22   2  1   1    9   3  1   3  25  .247  .280  .326   65   29   0   0   1   1   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        152   49   38   3  2   2   15   5  2   5  43  .247  .280  .326   65   49   0   0   2   2   5
 Career High     56   72   18   17   1  1   1    8   2  1   2  24                          23   0   0   1   1   2
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1985 22 TOR AL   75   57    6   2.8   102| .236  .266| .267  .332| .319  .413| .586  .745|  58  .289  -4.7  -0.5 100%
 1987 24 TOR AL    3    3    0   0.0   108| .500  .268| .667  .336| .500  .429|1.167  .765| 215  .000   0.5   0.0   0%
 1988 25 TOR AL    2    2    0   0.0    94| .000  .260| .000  .324| .000  .390| .000  .715|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1989 26 NYM NL   13    9    2   6.0    86| .308  .248| .308  .315| .385  .370| .693  .684| 102  .672  -0.0   0.0 100%
 1990 27 NYM NL    0    0    0            |           |           |           |           |             0.0   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons        93   71    8   3.0   100| .247  .263| .280  .330| .326  .406| .606  .736|  65  .323  -4.8  -0.6  75%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1985 22 TOR AL OF 35 44 0 2 0 .957 .982 1.26 2.10 2.13 2.44 16 185.7 RF 20 32 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.60 1.82 2.08 2.17 14 138.7 LF 16 13 0 2 0 .867 .977 0.81 1.77 2.49 2.26 2 47.0 DH 16 1987 24 TOR AL DH 6 LF 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.73 0.00 2.06 0 7.0 1988 25 TOR AL OF 10 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.10 2.14 0.64 2.44 0 14.0 LF 9 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.11 1.86 0.69 2.28 0 13.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 DH 1 1989 26 NYM NL OF 6 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.50 1.97 3.00 2.33 2 27.0 LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.73 1.50 2.10 0 6.0 RF 2 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 3.00 1.70 3.00 2.10 2 18.0 CF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.30 6.00 2.70 0 3.0 1990 27 NYM NL OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.00 2.73 2.45 0 3.3 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 9.00 1.80 0 1.0 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.74 0 2.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1989 26 NYM NL CF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.30 6.00 2.70 0 3.0 1990 27 NYM NL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.74 0 2.3 1985 22 TOR AL DH 16 1987 24 TOR AL DH 6 1988 25 TOR AL DH 1 1985 22 TOR AL LF 16 13 0 2 0 .867 .977 0.81 1.77 2.49 2.26 2 47.0 1987 24 TOR AL LF 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.73 0.00 2.06 0 7.0 1988 25 TOR AL LF 9 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.11 1.86 0.69 2.28 0 13.0 1989 26 NYM NL LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.73 1.50 2.10 0 6.0 1985 22 TOR AL OF 35 44 0 2 0 .957 .982 1.26 2.10 2.13 2.44 16 185.7 1987 24 TOR AL OF 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.31 0 7.0 1988 25 TOR AL OF 10 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.10 2.14 0.64 2.44 0 14.0 1989 26 NYM NL OF 6 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.50 1.97 3.00 2.33 2 27.0 1990 27 NYM NL OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.00 2.73 2.45 0 3.3 1985 22 TOR AL RF 20 32 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.60 1.82 2.08 2.17 14 138.7 1988 25 TOR AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1989 26 NYM NL RF 2 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 3.00 1.70 3.00 2.10 2 18.0 1990 27 NYM NL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 9.00 1.80 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 57 55 0 2 0 .965 .982 0.96 2.08 2.09 2.42 18 237.0 32 2 24# LF* 32 15 0 2 0 .882 .980 0.47 1.78 1.85 2.23 2 73.0 RF* 24 39 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.62 1.81 2.21 2.16 16 158.7 DH 23 Games not counted in Overall Total below CF* 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.35 3.40 2.72 0 5.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 57 55 0 2 0 .965 .982 0.96 2.08 2.09 2.42 18 237
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1985   ALCS  TOR KCR     L   2   0   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


Transactions 

June 8, 1981: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 19th round of the 1981 amateur draft.

December 3, 1984: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the New York Mets in the 1984 rule 5 draft.

October 15, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

February, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

March 17, 1989: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ruben Rodriguez.

May 3, 1989: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

June 9, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

October 15, 1990: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1990New York Mets$103,000
Career (may be incomplete)$103,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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