Trent Thornton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Team: Toronto Blue Jays (minors, 40-man)

Born: September 30, 1993 in Charlotte, NC us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 5th round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC).

High School: Ardrey Kell HS (Charlotte, NC)

School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2023 Contract Status: Signed thru 2023, 1 yr/$1M (23)

Service Time (01/2023): 3.073 • Arb Eligible: 2024 • Free Agent: 2026

Agents: Wasserman • Previously: Jet Sports Management

Full Name: Trent Edward Thornton

Nicknames: Butters

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.9

ERA

4.84

104

255.0

244

WHIP

1.420

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2013	19	-1.5	North Carolina	ACC	NCAA		12	1	.923	1.37	2.16	29	6			0	8	91.2	69	22	14	3	19		81	5	0	4	369	0.960	6.8	0.3	1.9	8.0	4.26
2014	20	-0.6	North Carolina	ACC	NCAA		7	4	.636	2.73	3.10	16	14			1	1	95.2	77	33	29	2	29		83	13	0	7	406	1.108	7.2	0.2	2.7	7.8	2.86
2014	20	-0.1	Orleans	CCBL	Summ		3	2	.600	2.79	3.72	6	6	0	0	0	0	29.0	23	12	9	1	5	0	25	3	1	3	118	0.966	7.1	0.3	1.6	7.8	5.00
2015	21	0.6	North Carolina	ACC	NCAA		3	7	.300	5.08	5.52	28	4			0	6	62.0	53	38	35	3	31		81	2	0	12	267	1.355	7.7	0.4	4.5	11.8	2.61
2015	21	-0.3	Tri-City	NYPL	A-	HOU	4	0	1.000	3.27	3.44	15	12	0	0	0	0	55.0	62	21	20	2	10	0	48	1	1	7	232	1.309	10.1	0.3	1.6	7.9	4.80
2016	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	HOU	10	5	.667	3.52	3.85	24	21	1	1	1	0	135.2	133	58	53	19	21	0	124	2	0	10	546	1.135	8.8	1.3	1.4	8.2	5.90
2016	22	-2.4	Corpus Christi	TL	AA	HOU	3	1	.750	2.35	2.35	7	7	0	0	0	0	46.0	42	12	12	5	5	0	35	0	0	0	179	1.022	8.2	1.0	1.0	6.8	7.00
2016	22	-1.1	Lancaster	CALL	A+	HOU	7	4	.636	4.12	4.62	17	14	1	1	1	0	89.2	91	46	41	14	16	0	89	2	0	10	367	1.193	9.1	1.4	1.6	8.9	5.56
2017	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	HOU	9	6	.600	5.21	5.82	25	23	1	0	0	0	131.1	162	85	76	14	23	1	101	5	0	4	574	1.409	11.1	1.0	1.6	6.9	4.39
2017	23	-3.6	Fresno	PCL	AAA	HOU	8	4	.667	5.09	5.56	21	20	0	0	0	0	115.0	137	71	65	12	23	1	88	5	0	3	498	1.391	10.7	0.9	1.8	6.9	3.83
2017	23	-1.1	Corpus Christi	TL	AA	HOU	1	2	.333	6.06	7.71	4	3	1	0	0	0	16.1	25	14	11	2	0	0	13	0	0	1	76	1.531	13.8	1.1	0.0	7.2
2018	24	-2.6	Fresno	PCL	AAA	HOU	9	8	.529	4.42	4.85	24	22	0	0	0	0	124.1	118	67	61	13	31	2	122	5	0	4	516	1.198	8.5	0.9	2.2	8.8	3.94
2018	24	0.7	Scottsdale	AZFL	Fal		0	0		4.02	4.02	9	0	0	0	0	0	15.2	14	7	7	2	4	0	20	0	0	3	61	1.149	8.0	1.1	2.3	11.5	5.00
2019	25	-3.4	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	6	9	.400	4.84	5.07	32	29	0	0	0	0	154.1	156	87	83	24	61	0	149	5	0	5	677	1.406	9.1	1.4	3.6	8.7	2.44
2020	26	-2.2	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	0	0		11.12	11.12	3	3	0	0	0	0	5.2	15	7	7	0	3	0	6	0	0	0	33	3.176	23.8	0.0	4.8	9.5	2.00
2021	27	0.0	Buffalo	AAAE	AAA	TOR	1	0	1.000	0.00	1.74	10	0	6	0	0	3	10.1	8	2	0	0	2	0	8	0	0	0	40	0.968	7.0	0.0	1.7	7.0	4.00
2021	27	-1.5	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	1	3	.250	4.78	6.06	37	3	4	0	0	0	49.0	54	33	26	12	16	1	52	4	0	3	216	1.429	9.9	2.2	2.9	9.6	3.25
2022	28	1.0	Buffalo	IL	AAA	TOR	2	2	.500	2.89	3.54	21	0	7	0	0	3	28.0	26	11	9	1	12	0	30	1	0	1	122	1.357	8.4	0.3	3.9	9.6	2.50
2022	28	-0.4	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	0	2	.000	4.11	4.11	32	0	6	0	0	0	46.0	40	21	21	7	17	0	37	1	0	1	189	1.239	7.8	1.4	3.3	7.2	2.18
2023	29	1.7	Buffalo	IL	AAA	TOR	3	0	1.000	3.48	5.66	16	0	2	0	0	0	20.2	21	13	8	4	10	0	17	0	1	1	94	1.500	9.1	1.7	4.4	7.4	1.70
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
(1 season)							3	2	.600	2.79	3.72	6	6	0	0	0	0	29.0	23	12	9	1	5	0	25	3	1	3	118	0.966	7.1	0.3	1.6	7.8	5.00
Majors (4 seasons)					Majors		7	14	.333	4.84	5.22	104	35	10	0	0	0	255.0	265	148	137	43	97	1	244	10	0	9	1115	1.420	9.4	1.5	3.4	8.6	2.52
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		38	21	.644	4.04	4.58	135	78	17	1	1	6	505.1	530	257	227	53	109	3	450	14	2	27	2124	1.265	9.4	0.9	1.9	8.0	4.13
College (3 seasons)					College		22	12	.647	2.82	3.36	73	24			1	15	249.1	199	93	78	8	79		245	20	0	23	1042	1.115	7.2	0.3	2.9	8.8	3.10
Other (1 season)					Other		0	0		4.02	4.02	9	0	0	0	0	0	15.2	14	7	7	2	4	0	20	0	0	3	61	1.149	8.0	1.1	2.3	11.5	5.00
All Levels (11 Seasons)							70	49	.588	3.91	4.41	327	143	27	1	2	21	1054.1	1031	517	458	107	294	4	984	47	3	65	4460	1.257	8.8	0.9	2.5	8.4	3.35

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		23	14	.622	4.31	4.95	92	42	15	0	0	6	298.1	310	164	143	30	78	3	265	11	1	9	1270	1.301	9.4	0.9	2.4	8.0	3.40
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		4	3	.571	3.32	3.75	11	10	1	0	0	0	62.1	67	26	23	7	5	0	48	0	0	1	255	1.155	9.7	1.0	0.7	6.9	9.60
A+ (1 season)					Minors		7	4	.636	4.12	4.62	17	14	1	1	1	0	89.2	91	46	41	14	16	0	89	2	0	10	367	1.193	9.1	1.4	1.6	8.9	5.56
A- (1 season)					Minors		4	0	1.000	3.27	3.44	15	12	0	0	0	0	55.0	62	21	20	2	10	0	48	1	1	7	232	1.309	10.1	0.3	1.6	7.9	4.80