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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Team Record in Appearances: 11-44

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 17, Entered with runners on base: 27

2005 Pitching Game Log

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2005 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	20	2	Apr 5	SEA		MIN	L,4-8	5-5	L(0-1)	99	0.1	4	3	3	0	0	1	0	81.00	42.02	4	15	9	3	0	2	2	0	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.28	-0.521	2.40	-0.33%	-4.19	5t 12- 1 out a2	5t --- 2 out d3
2	21	6	Apr 10	SEA		TEX	L,6-7	4-7	L(0-2)	4	3.1	3	2	2	1	2	1	0	12.27	9.84	14	68	45	9	9	2	9	2	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.11	-0.210	1.28	-0.15%	-0.27	4t 1-- 2 out d5	7t 3 out d1
3	22	10	Apr 15	SEA	@	CHW	L,4-6	6-7		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	9.00	6.82	4	21	14	2	4	0	1	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.017	.18	0.01%	0.79	6b 1-- 2 out d5	7b 3 out d3
4	23	13	Apr 18	SEA	@	LAA	L,1-6	5-6		2	2.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	6.43	5.59	9	36	23	8	3	1	5	1	1	0		0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.008	.08	0.01%	1.04	5b --- 0 out d6	6b 3 out d6
5	24	16	Apr 21	SEA		OAK	L,0-3	9-9		2	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.14	5.61	3	10	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	-0.005	.18	0.00%	-0.41	9t --- 0 out d3	9t 12- 1 out d3
6	25	21	Apr 27	SEA	@	TEX	L,2-8	5-6		5	1.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.00	5.24	6	28	17	3	3	1	3	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.007	.08	0.01%	1.53	5b 12- 1 out d7	6b 3 out d7
7	26	23	Apr 29	SEA	@	OAK	W,4-2	7-7	H(1)	1	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.50	5.62	5	22	10	3	0	1	2	0	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.87	0.085	3.65	0.07%	0.53	7b --- 0 out a2	7b 3 out a2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	27	27	May 3	SEA		LAA	L,2-5	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4.09	4.84	3	13	11	1	4	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.004	.05	0.00%	0.50	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
9	28	29	May 6	SEA	@	BOS	L,2-7	3-5		2	2.1	3	1	1	2	3	0	0	4.05	4.52	12	53	31	11	6	1	6	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	0.004	.15	0.00%	0.63	3b 1-3 2 out d6	5b 3 out d6
10	29	32	May 9	SEA	@	NYY	L,3-4	7-7		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.95	4.34	1	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.48	0.042	1.17	0.02%	0.24	7b 1-- 2 out tie	7b 3 out tie
11	30	34	May 11	SEA	@	NYY	L,9-13	3-5	L(0-3)	1	2.0	4	6	6	3	1	3	0	6.89	7.11	13	48	29	9	4	5	4	0	0	0		2	0	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.27	-0.466	.87	-0.19%	-3.81	3b -23 1 out d1	5b --- 1 out d3
12	31	39	May 17	SEA		NYY	L,0-6	6-8		5	3.0	2	1	1	1	5	1	0	6.27	6.77	12	52	31	11	10	2	4	0	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	-0.010	.04	0.00%	0.50	6t --- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d6
13	32	41	May 20	SEA		SDP	L,1-6	7-7		2	0.2	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	6.52	6.43	4	17	11	3	3	2	0	0	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.46	-0.071	.27	-0.03%	-2.09	7t 12- 1 out d3	7t 3 out d6
14	33	47	May 27	SEA	@	TBD	L,4-5	7-7		6	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.52	6.43	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.34	-0.012	.14	0.00%	-0.61	7b 1-- 0 out d3	7b 12- 0 out d3
15	34	49	May 29	SEA	@	TBD	W,10-9	7-7		1	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.20	6.32	3	11	6	2	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.23	0.013	.09	0.00%	0.52	7b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d3
16	35	50	May 30	SEA		TOR	W,4-3	8-8	H(2)	0	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.00	6.35	3	12	7	2	1	0	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.02	0.127	1.18	0.03%	0.53	8t 1-- 1 out a1	8t 3 out a1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	36	52	Jun 1	SEA		TOR	W,3-0	8-8	H(3)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.91	6.30	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.10	0.105	1.56	0.02%	0.44	8t 12- 2 out a1	8t 3 out a1
18	37	53	Jun 3	SEA		TBD	L,1-6	9-GF		1	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.64	6.20	6	24	12	3	1	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.002	.02	0.00%	0.50	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
19	38	56	Jun 7	SEA	@	FLA	W,4-3	7-7		3	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.64	6.33	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.15	-0.021	.95	-0.01%	-0.23	7b -2- 1 out tie	7b 12- 1 out tie
20	39	59	Jun 10	SEA	@	WSN	L,3-9	8-GF(8)		2	0.2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5.48	6.50	4	17	9	2	2	1	1	1	0	0		3	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	-0.013	.06	0.00%	-1.45	8b 123 1 out d3	8b end d 6
21	40	67	Jun 19	SEA		NYM	W,11-5	6-6	H(4)	8	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.32	6.40	4	22	14	3	1	3	1	0	1	0		3	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.38	-0.090	1.04	-0.02%	-1.43	6t 123 1 out a4	6t 3 out a1
22	41	68	Jun 20	SEA		OAK	L,2-6	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.11	6.30	4	14	7	2	2	0	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.03	0.00%	0.50	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
23	42	70	Jun 22	SEA		OAK	W,5-4	10-10		1	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.11	6.30	1	7	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.32	-0.082	.91	-0.02%	-0.38	10t --- 0 out tie	10t 1-- 0 out tie
24	43	72	Jun 24	SEA	@	SDP	W,14-5	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.91	6.18	3	15	10	1	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.46	9b --- 0 out a9	9b end a 9
25	44	73	Jun 25	SEA	@	SDP	L,5-8	5-5		0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.73	6.17	4	25	14	4	1	2	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.26	0.018	.11	0.01%	0.46	5b --- 0 out d3	5b 3 out d3
26	45	75	Jun 28	SEA	@	OAK	L,1-8	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.55	6.06	4	11	8	2	1	4	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.53	8b --- 0 out d7	8b end d 7
27	46	77	Jun 30	SEA	@	OAK	L,2-6	7-7		1	0.2	1	2	2	3	2	1	0	5.08	6.62	6	31	16	5	3	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	-0.089	.05	-0.01%	-1.72	7b --- 1 out d2	7b 3 out d4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	47	82	Jul 5	SEA	@	KCR	L,6-8	4-6		4	2.0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	5.04	6.68	8	32	12	4	2	3	2	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	.30	-0.027	.03	0.00%	0.67	4b -2- 0 out d6	6b 12- 0 out d2
29	48	89	Jul 15	SEA		BAL	L,3-6	7-8		9	1.1	1	1	1	0	3	1	0	5.12	6.75	5	16	13	4	4	0	2	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.85	0.033	.11	0.00%	0.73	7t 12- 0 out d2	8t --- 1 out d3
30	49	91	Jul 17	SEA		BAL	W,8-2	7-7		1	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.06	6.74	2	9	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.32	0.005	.04	0.00%	0.10	7t --- 2 out a4	7t 3 out a4
31	50	92	Jul 19	SEA	@	TOR	L,10-12	6-6		1	0.2	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	5.51	7.06	5	27	15	3	2	2	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.86	-0.161	.13	-0.02%	-1.71	6b --- 0 out d1	6b 1-- 2 out d3
32	51	93	Jul 20	SEA	@	TOR	L,4-9	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.35	6.88	4	15	9	1	3	1	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.03	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.54	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
33	52	97	Jul 24	SEA	@	CLE	L,3-6	7-7		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.24	6.75	2	9	7	2	0	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	0.051	.07	0.00%	0.66	7b 1-- 0 out d1	7b 1-- 2 out d1
34	53	99	Jul 26	SEA		DET	L,5-8	9-9		1	0.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	5.50	6.84	3	12	5	1	2	0	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.40	-0.046	.02	0.00%	-1.84	9t --- 0 out d2	9t 123 0 out d2
35	54	101	Jul 28	SEA		CLE	L,5-6	4-7		1	3.1	2	2	2	0	4	0	0	5.50	6.29	12	44	27	4	5	4	4	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.72	0.017	.04	0.00%	0.60	4t --- 0 out d3	7t -23 1 out d1
36	55	104	Jul 31	SEA		CLE	L,7-9	6-7		2	1.1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	5.77	6.25	7	27	17	3	1	3	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	.80	-0.108	.03	0.00%	-1.26	6t --- 0 out d2	7t --- 1 out d2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
37	56	111	Aug 8	SEA		MIN	W,5-4	6-8		7	2.1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	5.44	6.00	8	35	21	7	6	4	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.55	0.161	.01	0.00%	0.98	6t --- 0 out tie	8t 1-- 1 out tie
38	57	113	Aug 10	SEA		MIN	L,3-7	13-13		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.31	5.88	3	11	9	1	2	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.81	0.138	.01	0.00%	0.50	13t --- 0 out tie	13t 3 out tie
39	58	115	Aug 13	SEA		LAA	L,1-9	9-GF		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.19	5.77	4	14	12	2	2	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.50	9t --- 0 out d8	9t end d 8
40	59	116	Aug 14	SEA		LAA	L,6-7	6-7		0	1.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.04	5.64	6	20	12	2	3	2	3	1	1	0		1	0	2	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.93	0.052	.00	0.00%	0.73	6t 1-- 2 out d2	7t 3 out d2
41	60	119	Aug 17	SEA		KCR	W,11-5	9-GF		2	1.0	1	4	4	4	1	1	0	5.72	6.09	7	39	17	7	4	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-3.50	9t --- 0 out a10	9t end a 6
42	61	120	Aug 18	SEA	@	MIN	L,3-7	8-GF(8)		0	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.63	6.00	2	12	8	1	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.008	.00	0.00%	1.22	8b 1-3 1 out d4	8b end d 4
43	62	123	Aug 21	SEA	@	MIN	L,3-8	6-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	5.59	6.06	3	12	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.34	6b -2- 2 out d5	6b 3 out d5
44	63	124	Aug 23	SEA	@	TEX	L,4-6	8-GF(8)		1	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.55	6.00	2	6	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.51	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.65	8b -2- 2 out d1	8b end d 2
45	64	128	Aug 27	SEA		CHW	L,3-4	7-8		3	1.1	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	5.59	6.21	7	29	18	3	3	3	2	1	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.41	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-1.19	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 1-3 1 out d2
46	65	130	Aug 29	SEA		NYY	L,4-7	6-7	BL(0-4)	1	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	5.66	6.47	5	15	7	2	1	3	1	0	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.44	-0.307	.00	0.00%	-1.85	6t 12- 1 out a2	7t --- 1 out d1
47	66	132	Aug 31	SEA		NYY	L,0-2	9-GF		1	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.58	6.48	3	13	6	2	1	0	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.42	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.53	9t 1-- 1 out d2	9t end d 2
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
48	67	136	Sep 4	SEA	@	LAA	L,3-5	7-7		3	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.54	6.46	2	10	6	4	0	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.53	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.18	7b --- 0 out d2	7b -2- 1 out d2
49	68	139	Sep 7	SEA	@	OAK	L,7-8	6-6	H(5)	2	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.44	6.41	4	22	12	6	1	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.058	.00	0.00%	0.53	6b --- 0 out a3	6b 3 out a3
50	69	142	Sep 11	SEA		BAL	L,3-6	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.33	6.34	3	11	7	3	1	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.50	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
51	70	146	Sep 15	SEA	@	TEX	L,3-4	8-GF(8)		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.30	6.32	1	3	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.52	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.47	8b 12- 2 out d2	8b end d 2
52	71	147	Sep 16	SEA	@	TEX	L,3-5	8-8		0	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.23	6.21	2	12	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.44	8b --- 0 out d2	8b --- 2 out d2
53	72	155	Sep 24	SEA	@	DET	L,1-7	8-GF(8)		7	0.2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	5.33	6.43	5	21	11	2	1	1	2	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-1.31	8b -2- 1 out d4	8b end d 6
54	73	158	Sep 28	SEA		TEX	L,3-7	6-7		3	1.1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	5.20	6.29	6	27	16	2	6	0	2	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.33	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.86	6t --3 2 out d4	7t 3 out d4
55	74	161	Oct 1	SEA		OAK	L,3-4	7-9		2	1.2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.21	6.20	6	22	14	2	1	3	3	1	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.77	0.075	.00	0.00%	0.64	7t -2- 2 out d1	9t -2- 1 out d1
							11-44		W-L:0-4,BSv:1,Hld:5	2.3	57.0	54	33	33	42	57	13	0	5.21	6.20	262	1109	59%	15%	11%	0.85		11%	10%	0		41	34%	6	0	0	218	5	0	2	6	1	1	.66	-1.282	.30	-0.60%	-8.83

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