Matt Thornton

Position: Relief 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)

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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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.4

ERA

3.41

748

662.2

642

WHIP

1.275

2012 Player Pitching Game Log

2012 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2012-04-06	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Texas Rangers	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	10	1	0	1	3	0	2
2	2012-04-07	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Texas Rangers	8-8	W	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	19	13	2	4	4	1	0	0
3	2012-04-09	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Cleveland Indians	8-8		0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	5	1	0	3	0	0	0
4	2012-04-11	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Cleveland Indians	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	11	6	3	0	2	1	0
5	2012-04-13	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Detroit Tigers	8-8		0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	3	0	0	2	0	0	0
6	2012-04-14	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Detroit Tigers	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	9	3	1	1	2	0	2
7	2012-04-16	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Baltimore Orioles	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	9	5	0	1	0	0	0
8	2012-04-20	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Seattle Mariners	7-7		0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	6	3	1	1	1	1	0
9	2012-04-22	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Seattle Mariners	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	7	2	1	2	1	0	1
10	2012-04-24	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Oakland Athletics	8-8		0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	8	4	0	1	3	3	0
11	2012-04-25	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Oakland Athletics	10-10		1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	9	1	4	0	0	0	0
12	2012-04-29	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Boston Red Sox	8-9	S	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	18	14	3	2	1	1	1	0
13	2012-05-02	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Cleveland Indians	9-9		0.1	2	2	2	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	8	2	1	1	2	1	0
14	2012-05-04	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Detroit Tigers	8-9	L	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	11	2	1	1	2	0	0
15	2012-05-07 (2)	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Cleveland Indians	8-8	L	1.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	27	15	3	2	1	4	1	1
16	2012-05-11	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Kansas City Royals	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
17	2012-05-13	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Kansas City Royals	7-7	L	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	6	2	0	1	1	1	0
18	2012-05-14	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Detroit Tigers	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	9	7	3	0	1	1	1	0
19	2012-05-17	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	9	2	1	4	0	0	0
20	2012-05-18	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Chicago Cubs	7-7	W	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	1	1	0	1
21	2012-05-20	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Chicago Cubs	7-8		1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	25	15	3	1	2	1	0	0
22	2012-05-23	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Minnesota Twins	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	23	12	3	0	1	1	0	0
23	2012-05-24	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Minnesota Twins	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	11	3	2	2	0	0	0
24	2012-05-26	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Cleveland Indians	7-7		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	4	0	1	2	0	0	0
25	2012-05-29	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	11	3	1	1	2	0	0
26	2012-05-30	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	6-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	8	4	1	1	0	0	0
27	2012-06-01	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Seattle Mariners	7-8		1.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	26	17	5	3	4	1	0	1
28	2012-06-02	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Seattle Mariners	8-8		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	11	7	2	0	1	1	0	0
29	2012-06-07	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	9	3	0	0	3	2	0
30	2012-06-08	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Houston Astros	7-7		1.0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	19	16	3	2	2	0	0	0
31	2012-06-12	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	St. Louis Cardinals	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	19	13	3	2	1	1	0	1
32	2012-06-14	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	St. Louis Cardinals	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	3	0	0	1	1	1	0
33	2012-06-15	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	8-8	L	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	22	15	5	2	2	0	0	0
34	2012-06-17	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	10-10	L	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	19	8	0	0	2	2	1	0
35	2012-06-20	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Chicago Cubs	7-8		1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	21	15	5	1	1	0	0	0
36	2012-06-23	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Milwaukee Brewers	8-8		0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	15	10	3	2	1	1	0	0
37	2012-06-26	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Minnesota Twins	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	8	3	2	1	1	0	0
38	2012-06-29	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	New York Yankees	7-7		1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	13	11	2	3	2	3	1	0
39	2012-07-04	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Texas Rangers	8-9		2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	24	15	4	2	3	2	0	1
40	2012-07-06	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	8-8		0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	7	2	2	0	0	0	0
41	2012-07-07	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	8-9	S	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	10	4	2	0	3	2	0
42	2012-07-13	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Kansas City Royals	7-7		1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	8	2	2	0	3	3	0
43	2012-07-17	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Boston Red Sox	8-8		1.0	3	3	3	0	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	22	15	6	1	3	2	0	1
44	2012-07-19	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Boston Red Sox	9-9	L	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	9	2	1	2	1	1	0
45	2012-07-23	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Minnesota Twins	7-7		1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	14	10	4	0	3	0	0	0
46	2012-07-24	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Minnesota Twins	8-8		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	5	1	0	2	0	0	0
47	2012-07-27	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Texas Rangers	7-7		0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	5	2	0	1	1	1	0
48	2012-07-28	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Texas Rangers	9-9		1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	12	4	2	4	0	0	0
49	2012-07-30	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Minnesota Twins	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	10	2	2	1	1	0	0
50	2012-07-31	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Minnesota Twins	8-8	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	7	2	1	0	3	2	1
51	2012-08-03	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	10-10	W	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	19	12	7	1	3	0	0	0
52	2012-08-04	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	10-10	L	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	10	2	2	4	1	1	0
53	2012-08-10	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Oakland Athletics	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	9	2	3	0	1	0	0
54	2012-08-11	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Oakland Athletics	8-8	L	0.2	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	14	9	2	0	2	3	0	1
55	2012-08-14	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	8-8		0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	5	0	0	0	3	3	0
56	2012-08-20	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		New York Yankees	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	7	1	1	0	3	0	0
57	2012-08-21	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		New York Yankees	8-8		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	6	1	0	1	1	0	0
58	2012-08-24	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Seattle Mariners	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	8	2	2	1	1	0	0
59	2012-08-25	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Seattle Mariners	7-7		0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	13	5	1	1	1	1	0	0
60	2012-08-31	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Detroit Tigers	7-7		1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	9	2	1	0	3	2	0
61	2012-09-03	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Minnesota Twins	7-8		1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	10	5	0	1	2	1	0
62	2012-09-05	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Minnesota Twins	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	15	11	7	0	1	1	1	0
63	2012-09-07	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Kansas City Royals	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	9	4	3	1	0	0	0
64	2012-09-08	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Kansas City Royals	8-8		0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	9	7	2	2	0	0	0	0
65	2012-09-09	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Kansas City Royals	9-9		0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	10	2	2	0	2	1	0
66	2012-09-14	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Minnesota Twins	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	10	3	0	2	2	0	0
67	2012-09-15	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Minnesota Twins	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	8	4	0	2	2	0	0	0
68	2012-09-17	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Detroit Tigers	9-9		0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0
69	2012-09-18	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Kansas City Royals	8-9		1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	8	2	0	1	2	0	0
70	2012-09-20	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Kansas City Royals	9-9		0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	1	0	1	0	0	0
71	2012-09-24	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Cleveland Indians	9-9		0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	9	7	3	0	2	1	1	0
72	2012-09-26	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Cleveland Indians	6-7	L	1.1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	29	13	4	0	3	1	1	0
73	2012-09-28	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	8-8		0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
74	2012-10-02	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Cleveland Indians	11-12	L	1.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	21	13	4	1	4	1	1	0

2012 Player Pitching Splits

2012 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	74	266	245	27	63	14	1	4	4	2	17	53	.257	.313	.371	.685	.314	91	9	3	1	0	4

Home	39	131	118	12	26	6	0	2	4	1	11	32	.220	.292	.322	.614	.286	38	7	1	1	0	1
Away	35	135	127	15	37	8	1	2	0	1	6	21	.291	.333	.417	.751	.337	53	2	2	0	0	3

April	12	42	41	1	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	.195	.214	.220	.434	.258	9	1	1	0	0	0
May	14	49	43	6	13	3	0	2	0	0	6	7	.302	.388	.512	.899	.324	22	3	0	0	0	1
June	12	50	46	6	13	1	1	0	3	2	4	13	.283	.340	.348	.688	.394	16	0	0	0	0	2
July	12	45	44	6	12	2	0	1	0	0	1	9	.273	.289	.386	.675	.324	17	1	0	0	0	0
August	10	37	32	4	8	3	0	1	0	0	2	5	.250	.333	.438	.771	.269	14	0	2	1	0	0
September	13	37	34	3	8	3	0	0	1	0	3	9	.235	.297	.324	.621	.320	11	4	0	0	0	0
October	1	6	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200	.333	.400	.733	.200	2	0	0	0	0	1

As Reliever	74	266	245	27	63	14	1	4	4	2	17	53	.257	.313	.371	.685	.314	91	9	3	1	0	4

vs RHB as LHP	66	135	124		32	8	0	3			10	18	.258	.313	.395	.709	.282	49	2	0	1	0	3
vs LHB as LHP	68	131	121		31	6	1	1			7	35	.256	.313	.347	.660	.353	42	7	3	0	0	1

Bases Empty	62	152	147		34	9	1	1			5	39	.231	.257	.327	.583	.308	48	0	0	0	0	0
Runners On	52	114	98		29	5	0	3			12	14	.296	.389	.439	.828	.321	43	9	3	1	0	4

vs. Younger Batters	74	254	234		59	14	1	4			16	52	.252	.308	.372	.680	.309	87	9	3	1	0	3
vs. Older Batters	11	12	11		4	0	0	0			1	1	.364	.417	.364	.780	.400	4	0	0	0	0	1

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	4	10	.286	3.46	74	0	3	65.0	63	27	25	4	17	4	53	3	0	0	266	1.231	7.3	3.12

Home	1	4	.200	2.67	39	0	2	33.2	26	12	10	2	11	1	32	1	0	0	131	1.099	8.6	2.91
Away	3	6	.333	4.31	35	0	1	31.1	37	15	15	2	6	3	21	2	0	0	135	1.372	6.0	3.50

April	1	0	1.000	0.82	12	0	1	11.0	8	1	1	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	42	0.727	8.2
May	1	3	.250	4.91	14	0	0	11.0	13	6	6	2	6	1	7	0	0	0	49	1.727	5.7	1.17
June	0	2	.000	3.97	12	0	0	11.1	13	6	5	0	4	2	13	0	0	0	50	1.500	10.3	3.25
July	1	1	.500	4.63	12	0	1	11.2	12	6	6	1	1	0	9	0	0	0	45	1.114	6.9	9.00
August	1	2	.333	3.12	10	0	0	8.2	8	4	3	1	2	0	5	2	0	0	37	1.154	5.2	2.50
September	0	1	.000	2.70	13	0	1	10.0	8	3	3	0	3	0	9	0	0	0	37	1.100	8.1	3.00
October	0	1	.000	6.75	1	0	0	1.1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	1.500	0.0	0.00

As Reliever	4	10	.286	3.46	74	0	3	65.0	63	27	25	4	17	4	53	3	0	0	266	1.231	7.3	3.12

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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