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.

2012 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2012 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	CHW	@	TEX	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	Apr 7	CHW	@	TEX	W,4-3		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	4 (1)	Apr 9	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-2		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
4	5	Apr 11	CHW	@	CLE	W,10-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	6	Apr 13	CHW		DET	W,5-2		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
6	7	Apr 14	CHW		DET	W,5-1	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
7	9 (1)	Apr 16	CHW		BAL	L,4-10		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	13 (3)	Apr 20	CHW	@	SEA	W,7-3		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
9	15 (1)	Apr 22	CHW	@	SEA	W,7-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	17 (1)	Apr 24	CHW	@	OAK	L,0-2	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
11	18	Apr 25	CHW	@	OAK	L,4-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	22 (3)	Apr 29	CHW		BOS	W,4-1	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	24 (1)	May 2	CHW		CLE	L,3-6		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
14	26 (1)	May 4	CHW	@	DET	L,4-5	GF	4	0.2	1	1	0	2	0
15	30 (3)	May 7 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	33 (2)	May 11	CHW		KCR	W,5-0		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
17	35 (1)	May 13	CHW		KCR	L,1-9		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
18	36	May 14	CHW		DET	W,7-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	39 (2)	May 17	CHW	@	LAA	W,6-1		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
20	40	May 18	CHW	@	CHC	W,3-2		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
21	42 (1)	May 20	CHW	@	CHC	W,6-0		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	44 (1)	May 23	CHW		MIN	W,6-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	45	May 24	CHW		MIN	W,11-8		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	47 (1)	May 26	CHW		CLE	W,14-7		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
25	50 (2)	May 29	CHW	@	TBR	W,7-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	51	May 30	CHW	@	TBR	W,4-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	52	Jun 1	CHW		SEA	W,7-4		7	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
28	53	Jun 2	CHW		SEA	L,8-10		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
29	57 (3)	Jun 7	CHW		TOR	W,4-3		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
30	58	Jun 8	CHW		HOU	L,3-8		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
31	61 (2)	Jun 12	CHW	@	STL	W,6-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	63 (1)	Jun 14	CHW	@	STL	L,3-5	GF	3	1.0	0	3	0	3	0
33	64	Jun 15	CHW	@	LAD	L,6-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	66 (1)	Jun 17	CHW	@	LAD	L,1-2	GF	5	0.2	1	0	0	1	0
35	69 (2)	Jun 20	CHW		CHC	W,7-0		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
36	71 (1)	Jun 23	CHW		MIL	W,8-6		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
37	74 (2)	Jun 26	CHW	@	MIN	W,3-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	77 (2)	Jun 29	CHW	@	NYY	W,14-7		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	81 (3)	Jul 4	CHW		TEX	W,5-4		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	83 (1)	Jul 6	CHW		TOR	W,4-2		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
41	84	Jul 7	CHW		TOR	W,2-0	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
42	86 (1)	Jul 13	CHW	@	KCR	W,9-8		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
43	90 (3)	Jul 17	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-5		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
44	92 (1)	Jul 19	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-3		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
45	96 (3)	Jul 23	CHW		MIN	W,7-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
46	97	Jul 24	CHW		MIN	W,11-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
47	99 (1)	Jul 27	CHW	@	TEX	W,9-5		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
48	100	Jul 28	CHW	@	TEX	W,5-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
49	102 (1)	Jul 30	CHW	@	MIN	L,6-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
50	103	Jul 31	CHW	@	MIN	W,4-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	105 (1)	Aug 3	CHW		LAA	W,8-6	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
52	106	Aug 4	CHW		LAA	L,5-6	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
53	111 (4)	Aug 10	CHW		OAK	W,4-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
54	112	Aug 11	CHW		OAK	L,7-9		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
55	115 (2)	Aug 14	CHW	@	TOR	W,3-2		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
56	121 (5)	Aug 20	CHW		NYY	W,9-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	122	Aug 21	CHW		NYY	W,7-3		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
58	124 (1)	Aug 24	CHW		SEA	W,9-8		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
59	125	Aug 25	CHW		SEA	W,5-4		5	0.2	0	1	0	1	0
60	131 (5)	Aug 31	CHW	@	DET	L,4-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	134 (2)	Sep 3	CHW		MIN	W,4-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
62	136 (1)	Sep 5	CHW		MIN	W,6-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
63	137	Sep 7	CHW		KCR	L,5-7		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
64	138	Sep 8	CHW		KCR	W,5-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
65	139	Sep 9	CHW		KCR	L,1-2		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
66	143 (3)	Sep 14	CHW	@	MIN	W,6-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
67	144	Sep 15	CHW	@	MIN	W,5-3	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	146 (1)	Sep 17	CHW		DET	W,5-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
69	147	Sep 18	CHW	@	KCR	W,3-2		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
70	149 (1)	Sep 20	CHW	@	KCR	L,3-4	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
71	153 (3)	Sep 24	CHW		CLE	W,5-4		3	0.2	0	1	0	1	1
72	155 (1)	Sep 26	CHW		CLE	L,4-6		6	1.1	0	1	0	1	1
73	157 (1)	Sep 28	CHW		TBR	W,3-1		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
74	161 (3)	Oct 2	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-4		6	1.1	0	1	0	1	0
							74gm		65.0	2	14	0	16	2