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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2006 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2006 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 2	CHW		CLE	W,10-4	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 7	CHW	@	KCR	L,7-11	GF	16	2.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
3	9 (4)	Apr 13	CHW	@	DET	W,13-9	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	23 (13)	Apr 29	CHW	@	LAA	W,2-1		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	24	Apr 30	CHW	@	LAA	W,6-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	27 (2)	May 3	CHW		SEA	W,6-5		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	29 (1)	May 5	CHW		KCR	L,4-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	31 (1)	May 7	CHW		KCR	W,3-2		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	33 (1)	May 10	CHW		LAA	L,5-12	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	35 (1)	May 13	CHW	@	MIN	L,4-8	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	38 (2)	May 16	CHW	@	TBD	L,7-10	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	40 (1)	May 18	CHW	@	TBD	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	42 (1)	May 20	CHW		CHC	W,7-0	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	44 (1)	May 22	CHW		OAK	W,5-4		4	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	46 (1)	May 24	CHW		OAK	W,3-2		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	48 (1)	May 27	CHW	@	TOR	L,2-3		7	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	51 (2)	May 30	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	53 (1)	Jun 1	CHW	@	CLE	L,8-12		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	55 (1)	Jun 3	CHW		TEX	W,8-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	60 (4)	Jun 9	CHW		CLE	W,5-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	61	Jun 10	CHW		CLE	W,4-3		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	66 (4)	Jun 15	CHW	@	TEX	W,8-2	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	68 (1)	Jun 17	CHW	@	CIN	W,8-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	71 (2)	Jun 21	CHW		STL	W,13-5		4	1.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
25	74 (2)	Jun 24	CHW		HOU	W,6-5	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	77 (2)	Jun 28	CHW	@	PIT	W,4-3		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	79 (1)	Jun 30	CHW	@	CHC	W,6-2	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	82 (2)	Jul 3	CHW		BAL	L,1-8		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	84 (1)	Jul 5	CHW		BAL	W,4-2		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	85	Jul 6	CHW		BAL	W,11-8	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	87 (1)	Jul 8	CHW		BOS	L,6-9	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	88	Jul 9	CHW		BOS	W,6-5		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	89	Jul 14	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-6		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	92 (2)	Jul 18	CHW	@	DET	W,7-1	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	96 (3)	Jul 22	CHW		TEX	L,1-3		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	97	Jul 23	CHW		TEX	W,5-0	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	99 (1)	Jul 25	CHW		MIN	L,3-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	101 (1)	Jul 28	CHW	@	BAL	W,6-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	102	Jul 29	CHW	@	BAL	W,13-11		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	103	Jul 30	CHW	@	BAL	L,7-8		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	105 (1)	Aug 1	CHW	@	KCR	W,7-5		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	111 (5)	Aug 8	CHW		NYY	W,6-5		3	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
43	113 (1)	Aug 10	CHW		NYY	W,5-4		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	115 (1)	Aug 12	CHW		DET	W,4-3		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	116	Aug 13	CHW		DET	W,7-3		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	122 (5)	Aug 19	CHW	@	MIN	W,4-1		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	124 (1)	Aug 21	CHW	@	DET	L,1-7		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	126 (1)	Aug 23	CHW	@	DET	W,7-5		6	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
49	128 (1)	Aug 25	CHW		MIN	L,4-5		4	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
50	129	Aug 26	CHW		MIN	L,7-8	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
51	131 (1)	Aug 29	CHW		TBD	W,12-9		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	133 (1)	Aug 31	CHW		TBD	L,3-5		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	135 (1)	Sep 2	CHW	@	KCR	W,5-3		1	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
54	137 (1)	Sep 4	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	141 (3)	Sep 8	CHW		CLE	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	142	Sep 9	CHW		CLE	W,10-8	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	145 (2)	Sep 12	CHW	@	LAA	L,3-4		7	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
58	148 (2)	Sep 16	CHW	@	OAK	L,4-7		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	152 (3)	Sep 20	CHW		DET	L,2-6		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	154 (1)	Sep 22	CHW		SEA	L,6-11		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
61	156 (1)	Sep 24	CHW		SEA	W,12-7		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	160 (3)	Sep 29	CHW	@	MIN	W,4-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
63	161	Sep 30	CHW	@	MIN	W,6-3	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							63gm		54.0	2	8	1	11	0