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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances

29-27 / in Starts: 0-0

2015 Batting Game Log

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2015 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	62	1	Apr 6	WSN		NYM	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	63	5 (3)	Apr 11	WSN	@	PHI	L,2-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	64	10 (4)	Apr 16	WSN		PHI	W,5-2	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	65	12 (1)	Apr 18	WSN		PHI	L,3-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	66	13	Apr 19	WSN		PHI	W,4-1	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
6	67	14	Apr 21	WSN		STL	W,2-1	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
7	68	16 (1)	Apr 23	WSN		STL	L,1-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
8	69	21 (4)	Apr 28	WSN	@	ATL	W,13-12	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	70	24 (2)	May 1	WSN	@	NYM	L,0-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
10	71	26 (1)	May 3	WSN	@	NYM	W,1-0	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
11	72	28 (1)	May 5	WSN		MIA	L,1-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
12	73	31 (2)	May 9	WSN		ATL	W,8-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
13	74	35 (3)	May 13	WSN	@	ARI	W,9-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
14	75	38 (2)	May 16	WSN	@	SDP	W,4-1	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
15	76	40 (1)	May 19	WSN		NYY	W,8-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
16	77	45 (4)	May 25	WSN	@	CHC	W,2-1	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
17	78	46	May 26	WSN	@	CHC	L,2-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
18	79	48 (1)	May 29	WSN	@	CIN	L,2-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
19	80	49	May 30	WSN	@	CIN	L,5-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	81	54 (4)	Jun 4	WSN		CHC	L,1-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
21	82	57 (2)	Jun 7	WSN		CHC	L,3-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
22	83	61 (3)	Jun 12	WSN	@	MIL	L,4-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					6						P
23	84	70 (8)	Jun 21	WSN		PIT	W,9-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					3						P
24	85	71	Jun 23	WSN		ATL	W,3-1	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
25	86	75 (3)	Jun 28 (1)	WSN	@	PHI	W,3-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
26	87	77 (1)	Jun 30	WSN	@	ATL	W,6-1	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	88	80 (2)	Jul 3	WSN		SFG	W,2-1	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
28	89	82 (1)	Jul 5	WSN		SFG	W,3-1	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
29	90	91 (8)	Jul 20	WSN		NYM	W,7-2	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
30	91	93 (1)	Jul 22	WSN		NYM	W,4-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
31	92	97 (3)	Jul 26	WSN	@	PIT	L,1-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
32	93	102 (4)	Aug 1	WSN	@	NYM	L,2-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
33	94	106 (3)	Aug 5	WSN		ARI	L,4-11	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
34	95	107	Aug 6	WSN		ARI	W,8-3	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
35	96	109 (1)	Aug 8	WSN		COL	W,6-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
36	97	113 (3)	Aug 12	WSN	@	LAD	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
37	98	115 (1)	Aug 14	WSN	@	SFG	L,5-8	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
38	99	117 (1)	Aug 16	WSN	@	SFG	L,0-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
39	100	120 (2)	Aug 20	WSN	@	COL	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
40	101	122 (1)	Aug 22	WSN		MIL	W,6-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
41	102	124 (1)	Aug 25	WSN		SDP	W,8-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
42	103	128 (3)	Aug 29	WSN		MIA	W,5-1	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					5						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
43	104	131 (2)	Sep 1	WSN	@	STL	L,5-8	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
44	105	132	Sep 2	WSN	@	STL	W,4-3	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
45	106	134 (1)	Sep 4	WSN		ATL	W,5-2	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
46	107	137 (2)	Sep 7	WSN		NYM	L,5-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
47	108	138	Sep 8	WSN		NYM	L,7-8	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
48	109	141 (2)	Sep 12	WSN	@	MIA	L,0-2	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
49	110	143 (1)	Sep 14	WSN	@	PHI	W,8-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
50	111	146 (2)	Sep 17	WSN		MIA	L,4-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
51	112	147	Sep 18	WSN		MIA	W,5-4	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
52	113	150 (2)	Sep 22	WSN		BAL	L,1-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
53	114	151	Sep 23	WSN		BAL	L,3-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
54	115	152	Sep 24	WSN		BAL	L,4-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
55	116	154 (1)	Sep 26	WSN		PHI	W,2-1	12-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
56	117	156 (1)	Sep 28	WSN		CIN	W,5-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
							29-27		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0

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