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John Thornton

Positions: First Baseman, Starting Pitcher and Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: May 22, 1869 in Washington, DC us

Died: April 26, 1935 in Washington, DC

Buried: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC

Last Game: September 15, 1892 (Age 23-116d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1891 season

Full Name: John James Thornton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.3

143

.154

RBI

OBP

.166

SLG

.175

OPS

.340

OPS+

-1

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1889	20	-7.5	WHS	NL	Maj	WHS	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0
1890	21		Milwaukee	WA	N/A
1891	22	-5.5	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	39	125	123	7	17	3	0	0	6	1		2	10	.138	.152	.163	.315	20		0
1892	23		2 Teams	NL	Maj	PHI-STL	6	16	16	1	5	0	0	0	2	0		0	2	.313	.313	.313	.625	5		0
1892	23	-4.6	Syracuse/Utica	EL	N/A		6		21	2	6	1	1	0		1				.286		.429		9
1892	23	-4.5	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	5	13	13	1	5	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	.385	.385	.385	.769	5		0
1892	23	-4.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0
1893	24	-3.0	Mobile	SOUA	B		4		9	1	1	0	0	0						.111		.111		1
1894	25		Norfolk	VIRL	N/A
1895	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B		72	304	304	54	80	10	3	5		18								111
1895	26	1.3	Norfolk	VIRL	B		72		304	54	80	10	3	5		18				.263		.365		111
1895	26		Dallas	TXSO	B
1896	27		2 Teams	ATLL	A		115	414	414	81	138	23	5	4						.333		.442		183
1896	27	0.3	New Haven	ATLL	A		57		170	40	58	13	1	3		51				.341		.482		82
1896	27	0.3	Hartford	ATLL	A		58		244	41	80	10	4	1						.328		.414		101
1897	28		2 Teams	ATLL	B		131	561	553	86	165	24	12	2		27								219			8
1897	28	0.4	Hartford	ATLL	B		76
1897	28	0.4	Richmond	ATLL	B		55
1898	29	2.0	Dubuque	WA	B		49		193	30	59	13	1	1		12				.306		.399		77
1899	30		3 Teams	2 Lgs	A-F		109	430	429	80	161	13	3	1		29				.375				183			1
1899	30	2.1	Paterson	ATLL	A		36		129	23	55	10	1	0		13				.426		.519		67			0
1899	30	2.1	Newark	ATLL	A		35		135	19	45	3	2	1		8				.333		.407		55			1
1899	30	3.0	Derby	CTST	F		38		165	38	61					8				.370

1901	32		2 Teams	WA	A		111	439	439		135	24	0	0										159
1901	32	3.9	Grand Rapids/Wheeling	WA	A
1901	32	3.9	Fort Wayne	WA	A
1902	33	4.7	Milwaukee	WL	A		133		503		147									.292
1903	34		2 Teams	WL	A		80	329	329		87
1903	34	6.1	Milwaukee	WL	A
1903	34	6.1	Omaha	WL	A
1904	35	7.4	Colorado Springs	WL	A		116		457		138									.302
1905	36		Salt Lake City	PNAL	B
1906	37	11.0	Dayton	CENL	B
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (3 seasons)					Majors		46	145	143	8	22	3	0	0	9	1		2	13	.154	.166	.175	.340	25		0
Minors (12 seasons)					Minors		729	2310	2309	246	724	59	12	11		110								494			1
Other (3 seasons)					Other		6	21	21	2	6	1	1	0		1								9
All Levels (17 Seasons)							781	2476	2473	256	752	63	13	11	9	112		2	13					528		0	1

A (6 seasons)					Minors		435	1639	1638	123	523	36	8	5		72								305			1
B (6 seasons)					Minors		256	506	506	85	140	23	4	6		30								189
F (1 season)					Minors		38	165	165	38	61					8				.370