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.

2009 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2009 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 8	CHW		KCR	L,0-2		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	3	Apr 9	CHW		KCR	L,1-2		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	5 (1)	Apr 11	CHW		MIN	W,8-0		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	7 (1)	Apr 13	CHW	@	DET	W,10-6		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	9 (1)	Apr 16	CHW	@	TBR	W,3-2		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	10	Apr 17	CHW	@	TBR	L,5-6		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	14 (3)	Apr 22	CHW	@	BAL	W,8-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	17 (2)	Apr 25	CHW		TOR	W,10-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	19 (1)	Apr 28 (1)	CHW		SEA	W,2-1		3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	21 (1)	Apr 29	CHW		SEA	W,6-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	23 (1)	May 2	CHW	@	TEX	L,6-9		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	26 (2)	May 5	CHW	@	KCR	L,7-8		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	29 (2)	May 9	CHW		TEX	W,3-2		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	32 (2)	May 12	CHW	@	CLE	W,7-4		5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	35 (2)	May 16	CHW	@	TOR	L,1-2		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	38 (2)	May 19	CHW		MIN	W,6-2		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
17	39	May 20	CHW		MIN	W,7-4		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	42 (2)	May 23	CHW		PIT	W,4-0		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	45 (2)	May 26	CHW	@	LAA	W,4-2		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	49 (3)	May 31	CHW	@	KCR	W,7-4		6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	50	Jun 1	CHW		OAK	W,6-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	55 (4)	Jun 6	CHW		CLE	W,4-2		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	58 (2)	Jun 8 (2)	CHW		DET	W,6-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	63 (4)	Jun 13	CHW	@	MIL	W,7-1	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	64	Jun 14	CHW	@	MIL	W,5-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	66 (1)	Jun 18	CHW	@	CHC	L,5-6	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	68 (1)	Jun 20	CHW	@	CIN	W,10-8		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	70 (1)	Jun 23	CHW		LAD	L,2-5		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	72 (1)	Jun 25	CHW		LAD	W,6-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	73	Jun 26	CHW		CHC	L,4-5	GF	7	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	76 (2)	Jun 29	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-3		5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	78 (1)	Jul 1	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	81 (2)	Jul 4	CHW	@	KCR	L,4-6		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	84 (2)	Jul 8	CHW		CLE	W,5-1		4	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	85	Jul 9	CHW		CLE	L,8-10		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	86	Jul 10	CHW	@	MIN	L,4-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	89 (2)	Jul 17	CHW		BAL	W,12-8		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	90	Jul 18	CHW		BAL	W,4-3		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	92 (1)	Jul 20	CHW		TBR	W,4-3		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	94 (1)	Jul 22	CHW		TBR	W,4-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	97 (2)	Jul 24 (2)	CHW	@	DET	L,3-4		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	98	Jul 25	CHW	@	DET	L,3-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	103 (4)	Jul 30	CHW		NYY	W,3-2	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	105 (1)	Aug 1	CHW		NYY	W,14-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	107 (1)	Aug 4	CHW		LAA	W,5-4	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	108	Aug 5	CHW		LAA	W,6-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	111 (2)	Aug 8	CHW		CLE	W,8-5		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	115 (3)	Aug 12	CHW	@	SEA	L,0-1		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	116	Aug 14	CHW	@	OAK	W,8-7		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	119 (2)	Aug 17	CHW		KCR	W,8-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	121 (1)	Aug 19	CHW		KCR	W,4-2		5	1.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
52	122	Aug 21	CHW		BAL	L,1-5		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	123	Aug 22	CHW		BAL	W,4-1		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	126 (2)	Aug 25	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-6		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	127	Aug 26	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-3		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	129 (1)	Aug 28	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-5		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	132 (2)	Aug 31	CHW	@	MIN	L,1-4		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	133	Sep 1	CHW	@	MIN	L,3-4		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	135 (1)	Sep 3	CHW	@	CHC	W,5-0		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	139 (3)	Sep 7	CHW		BOS	W,5-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
61	141 (1)	Sep 9	CHW		OAK	W,4-3		5	1.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
62	143 (1)	Sep 12	CHW	@	LAA	W,4-3		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
63	145 (1)	Sep 15	CHW	@	SEA	W,6-3		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
64	147 (1)	Sep 17	CHW	@	SEA	L,3-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
65	150 (2)	Sep 20	CHW		KCR	L,1-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
66	153 (2)	Sep 23	CHW		MIN	L,6-8	GF	5	1.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
67	154	Sep 25	CHW		DET	W,2-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
68	156 (1)	Sep 27	CHW		DET	W,8-4	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
69	159 (2)	Sep 30 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
70	161 (1)	Oct 3	CHW	@	DET	W,5-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
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