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.

2010 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2010 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	CHW		CLE	W,6-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	Apr 7	CHW		CLE	L,3-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	Apr 8	CHW		CLE	L,3-5		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	Apr 9	CHW		MIN	L,3-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
5	7 (2)	Apr 12	CHW	@	TOR	W,8-7		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	11 (3)	Apr 16	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	12	Apr 17	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
8	16 (3)	Apr 22	CHW		TBR	L,2-10		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
9	17	Apr 23	CHW		SEA	W,7-6	GF	7	2.1	0	0	0	0	0
10	22 (4)	Apr 29	CHW	@	TEX	W,7-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	23	Apr 30	CHW	@	NYY	L,4-6		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	26 (2)	May 3	CHW		KCR	W,5-1		2	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
13	30 (3)	May 7	CHW		TOR	L,4-7		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	32 (1)	May 9	CHW		TOR	L,7-9		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
15	33	May 11	CHW	@	MIN	W,5-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	36 (2)	May 15	CHW	@	KCR	W,5-4	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
17	42 (5)	May 22	CHW		FLA	W,4-1		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	44 (1)	May 24	CHW	@	CLE	W,7-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	46 (1)	May 26	CHW	@	CLE	W,5-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	48 (1)	May 28	CHW	@	TBR	W,4-2	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
21	50 (1)	May 30	CHW	@	TBR	W,8-5		8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	53 (2)	Jun 3	CHW		TEX	W,4-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	55 (1)	Jun 5	CHW		CLE	L,1-3		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	56	Jun 6	CHW		CLE	W,8-7		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	57	Jun 8	CHW		DET	L,2-7		6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
26	63 (5)	Jun 15	CHW	@	PIT	W,6-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	65 (1)	Jun 17	CHW	@	PIT	W,5-4		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
28	66	Jun 18	CHW	@	WSN	W,2-1		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	68 (1)	Jun 20	CHW	@	WSN	W,6-3		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
30	70 (1)	Jun 23	CHW		ATL	W,4-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	73 (2)	Jun 26	CHW		CHC	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	76 (2)	Jun 29	CHW	@	KCR	W,4-3		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	78 (1)	Jul 2	CHW	@	TEX	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
34	80 (1)	Jul 4	CHW	@	TEX	W,5-3	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
35	82 (1)	Jul 6	CHW		LAA	W,4-1		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	83	Jul 7	CHW		LAA	W,5-2		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
37	86 (2)	Jul 10	CHW		KCR	W,5-1		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
38	88 (1)	Jul 15	CHW	@	MIN	W,8-7		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
39	91 (2)	Jul 18	CHW	@	MIN	L,6-7		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
40	92	Jul 19	CHW	@	SEA	W,6-1		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
41	99 (6)	Jul 27	CHW		SEA	W,11-0		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
42	100	Jul 28	CHW		SEA	W,6-5		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	104 (3)	Aug 1	CHW		OAK	W,4-1		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
44	107 (2)	Aug 4	CHW	@	DET	W,4-1		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
45	108	Aug 5	CHW	@	DET	W,6-4		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
46	110 (1)	Aug 7	CHW	@	BAL	W,4-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
47	112 (1)	Aug 9	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
48	116 (3)	Aug 13	CHW		DET	W,8-4		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
49	117	Aug 14	CHW		DET	L,2-3		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
50	119 (1)	Aug 17	CHW	@	MIN	L,6-7	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	136 (16)	Sep 5	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
52	140 (3)	Sep 9	CHW	@	DET	L,3-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
53	143 (2)	Sep 12	CHW		KCR	W,12-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
54	144	Sep 14	CHW		MIN	L,3-9		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
55	146 (1)	Sep 16	CHW		MIN	L,5-8		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
56	148 (1)	Sep 18	CHW		DET	L,3-6		4	1.1	0	1	0	1	0
57	152 (3)	Sep 22	CHW	@	OAK	W,4-3		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
58	153	Sep 24	CHW	@	LAA	W,2-1	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
59	155 (1)	Sep 26	CHW	@	LAA	W,4-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	158 (2)	Sep 29	CHW		BOS	W,5-2	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
61	162 (3)	Oct 3	CHW		CLE	W,6-5		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
							61gm		60.2	0	6	0	6	0