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.

2005 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2005 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 5	SEA		MIN	L,4-8		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 10	SEA		TEX	L,6-7		14	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 15	SEA	@	CHW	L,4-6		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	13 (2)	Apr 18	SEA	@	LAA	L,1-6		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	16 (2)	Apr 21	SEA		OAK	L,0-3		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	21 (4)	Apr 27	SEA	@	TEX	L,2-8		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	23 (1)	Apr 29	SEA	@	OAK	W,4-2		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	27 (3)	May 3	SEA		LAA	L,2-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	29 (1)	May 6	SEA	@	BOS	L,2-7		12	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	32 (2)	May 9	SEA	@	NYY	L,3-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	34 (1)	May 11	SEA	@	NYY	L,9-13		13	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	39 (4)	May 17	SEA		NYY	L,0-6		12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	41 (1)	May 20	SEA		SDP	L,1-6		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	47 (5)	May 27	SEA	@	TBD	L,4-5		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	49 (1)	May 29	SEA	@	TBD	W,10-9		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	50	May 30	SEA		TOR	W,4-3		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	52 (1)	Jun 1	SEA		TOR	W,3-0		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	53	Jun 3	SEA		TBD	L,1-6	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	56 (2)	Jun 7	SEA	@	FLA	W,4-3		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	59 (2)	Jun 10	SEA	@	WSN	L,3-9	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	67 (7)	Jun 19	SEA		NYM	W,11-5		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	68	Jun 20	SEA		OAK	L,2-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	70 (1)	Jun 22	SEA		OAK	W,5-4		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	72 (1)	Jun 24	SEA	@	SDP	W,14-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	73	Jun 25	SEA	@	SDP	L,5-8		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	75 (1)	Jun 28	SEA	@	OAK	L,1-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	77 (1)	Jun 30	SEA	@	OAK	L,2-6		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	82 (4)	Jul 5	SEA	@	KCR	L,6-8		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	89 (6)	Jul 15	SEA		BAL	L,3-6		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	91 (1)	Jul 17	SEA		BAL	W,8-2		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	92	Jul 19	SEA	@	TOR	L,10-12		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	93	Jul 20	SEA	@	TOR	L,4-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	97 (3)	Jul 24	SEA	@	CLE	L,3-6		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	99 (1)	Jul 26	SEA		DET	L,5-8		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	101 (1)	Jul 28	SEA		CLE	L,5-6		12	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	104 (2)	Jul 31	SEA		CLE	L,7-9		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	111 (6)	Aug 8	SEA		MIN	W,5-4		8	2.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
38	113 (1)	Aug 10	SEA		MIN	L,3-7		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	115 (1)	Aug 13	SEA		LAA	L,1-9	GF	4	1.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
40	116	Aug 14	SEA		LAA	L,6-7		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	119 (2)	Aug 17	SEA		KCR	W,11-5	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	120	Aug 18	SEA	@	MIN	L,3-7	GF	2	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
43	123 (2)	Aug 21	SEA	@	MIN	L,3-8		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	124	Aug 23	SEA	@	TEX	L,4-6	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	128 (3)	Aug 27	SEA		CHW	L,3-4		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	130 (1)	Aug 29	SEA		NYY	L,4-7		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	132 (1)	Aug 31	SEA		NYY	L,0-2	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	136 (3)	Sep 4	SEA	@	LAA	L,3-5		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	139 (2)	Sep 7	SEA	@	OAK	L,7-8		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	142 (2)	Sep 11	SEA		BAL	L,3-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	146 (3)	Sep 15	SEA	@	TEX	L,3-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	147	Sep 16	SEA	@	TEX	L,3-5		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	155 (7)	Sep 24	SEA	@	DET	L,1-7	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	158 (2)	Sep 28	SEA		TEX	L,3-7		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	161 (2)	Oct 1	SEA		OAK	L,3-4		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							55gm		57.0	0	6	0	6	1