Matt Thornton

Q: When was Matt Thornton born?

Matt Thornton was born on September 15, 1976.

Q: Where was Matt Thornton born?

Matt Thornton was born in Three Rivers, MI .

Q: How tall is Matt Thornton?

Matt Thornton is 6-6 (198 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Matt Thornton weigh when playing?

Matt Thornton weighed 235 lbs (106 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Matt Thornton play?

Matt Thornton played 13 seasons.

Q: Is Matt Thornton in the Hall of Fame?

Matt Thornton has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Matt Thornton drafted?

Matt Thornton was 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) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Matt Thornton have?

Matt Thornton had 642 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Matt Thornton played for?

Matt Thornton played for 6 teams; the Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres.

Q: How many World Series has Matt Thornton won?

Matt Thornton has never won a World Series.

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

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1998	21	SEA-min	A-	0	0		27.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	1	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	8			3.000	6.8	0.0	20.3	0.0	0.00	EVR NORW
1999	22	SEA-min	A	0	0		4.91	25	1	3	0	0	1	29.1	39	19	16	1	25	0	34	0	0	5	154			2.182	12.0	0.3	7.7	10.4	1.36	APP MIDW
2000	23	SEA-min	A	6	9	.400	4.01	26	17	3	0	0	0	103.1	94	59	46	2	72	1	88	6	2	12	465			1.606	8.2	0.2	6.3	7.7	1.22	APP MIDW
2001	24	SEA-min	A+	14	7	.667	2.52	27	27	0	0	0	0	157.0	126	56	44	9	60	0	192	11	0	12	650			1.185	7.2	0.5	3.4	11.0	3.20	SBR CALL
2002	25	SEA-min	AA	1	5	.167	3.63	12	12	0	0	0	0	62.0	52	31	25	3	29	0	44	5	0	8	258			1.306	7.5	0.4	4.2	6.4	1.52	SAN TL
2003	26	SEA-min	AA,A+,AAA	3	2	.600	2.70	8	8	0	0	0	0	43.1	31	18	13	4	16	0	37	1	0	1	171			1.085	6.4	0.8	3.3	7.7	2.31	SAN,SBR,TAC TL,CALL,PCL
2004	27	SEA-min	AAA	7	5	.583	5.42	16	15	0	1	0	0	83.0	86	58	50	4	63	1	74	6	0	10	393			1.795	9.3	0.4	6.8	8.0	1.17	TAC PCL
2004	27	SEA	AL	1	2	.333	4.13	19	1	8	0	0	0	32.2	30	15	15	2	25	1	30	0	0	2	148	110	4.30	1.684	8.3	0.6	6.9	8.3	1.20
2005	28	SEA	AL	0	4	.000	5.21	55	0	15	0	0	0	57.0	54	33	33	13	42	2	57	0	0	7	262	81	6.20	1.684	8.5	2.1	6.6	9.0	1.36
2006	29	CHW	AL	5	3	.625	3.33	63	0	20	0	0	2	54.0	46	20	20	5	21	4	49	1	0	1	227	143	3.76	1.241	7.7	0.8	3.5	8.2	2.33
2007	30	CHW	AL	4	4	.500	4.79	68	0	13	0	0	2	56.1	59	31	30	4	26	6	55	2	0	3	249	99	3.70	1.509	9.4	0.6	4.2	8.8	2.12
2008	31	CHW	AL	5	3	.625	2.67	74	0	12	0	0	1	67.1	48	20	20	5	19	2	77	2	0	3	268	172	2.75	0.995	6.4	0.7	2.5	10.3	4.05
2009	32	CHW	AL	6	3	.667	2.74	70	0	17	0	0	4	72.1	58	22	22	5	20	2	87	1	0	4	291	172	2.46	1.078	7.2	0.6	2.5	10.8	4.35
2010	33	CHW	AL	5	4	.556	2.67	61	0	13	0	0	8	60.2	41	18	18	3	20	5	81	2	0	1	239	161	2.14	1.005	6.1	0.4	3.0	12.0	4.05	AS
2011	34	CHW	AL	2	5	.286	3.32	62	0	20	0	0	3	59.2	60	34	22	3	21	5	63	0	0	2	262	131	2.62	1.358	9.1	0.5	3.2	9.5	3.00
2012	35	CHW	AL	4	10	.286	3.46	74	0	18	0	0	3	65.0	63	27	25	4	17	4	53	3	0	2	266	123	3.19	1.231	8.7	0.6	2.4	7.3	3.12
2013	36	TOT	AL	0	4	.000	3.74	60	0	6	0	0	0	43.1	47	20	18	4	15	1	30	2	0	2	187	113	4.04	1.431	9.8	0.8	3.1	6.2	2.00
2013	36	CHW	AL	0	3	.000	3.86	40	0	3	0	0	0	28.0	25	14	12	4	10	1	21	2	0	1	116	110	4.69	1.250	8.0	1.3	3.2	6.8	2.10
2013	36	BOS	AL	0	1	.000	3.52	20	0	3	0	0	0	15.1	22	6	6	0	5	0	9	0	0	1	71	120	2.85	1.761	12.9	0.0	2.9	5.3	1.80
2014	37	TOT	MLB	1	3	.250	1.75	64	0	8	0	0	0	36.0	33	9	7	0	8	2	28	5	0	0	152	222	2.66	1.139	8.3	0.0	2.0	7.0	3.50
2014	37	NYY	AL	0	3	.000	2.55	46	0	6	0	0	0	24.2	23	9	7	0	6	2	20	4	0	0	107	152	2.73	1.176	8.4	0.0	2.2	7.3	3.33
2014	37	WSN	NL	1	0	1.000	0.00	18	0	2	0	0	0	11.1	10	0	0	0	2	0	8	1	0	0	45		2.51	1.059	7.9	0.0	1.6	6.4	4.00
2015	38	WSN	NL	2	1	.667	2.18	60	0	12	0	0	0	41.1	33	12	10	2	11	3	23	1	0	1	171	183	3.52	1.065	7.2	0.4	2.4	5.0	2.09
2016	39	SDP-min	A+	0	1	.000	6.00	3	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	4	3	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	14			1.667	12.0	0.0	3.0	9.0	3.00	LEL CALL
2016	39	SDP	NL	1	0	1.000	5.82	18	0	8	0	0	0	17.0	22	12	11	2	6	0	9	1	0	0	77	70	4.85	1.647	11.6	1.1	3.2	4.8	1.50
13 Yrs				36	46	.439	3.41	748	1	170	0	0	23	662.2	594	273	251	52	251	37	642	20	0	28	2799	129	3.41	1.275	8.1	0.7	3.4	8.7	2.56
162 Game Avg.				3	4	.439	3.41	68	0	15	0	0	2	60	54	25	23	5	23	3	58	2	0	3	254	129	3.41	1.275	8.1	0.7	3.4	8.7	2.56
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
CHW (8 yrs)				31	35	.470	3.28	512	0	116	0	0	23	463.1	400	186	169	33	154	29	486	13	0	17	1918	137	3.02	1.196	7.8	0.6	3.0	9.4	3.16
SEA (2 yrs)				1	6	.143	4.82	74	1	23	0	0	0	89.2	84	48	48	15	67	3	87	0	0	9	410	90	5.51	1.684	8.4	1.5	6.7	8.7	1.30
WSN (2 yrs)				3	1	.750	1.71	78	0	14	0	0	0	52.2	43	12	10	2	13	3	31	2	0	1	216	232	3.30	1.063	7.3	0.3	2.2	5.3	2.38
BOS (1 yr)				0	1	.000	3.52	20	0	3	0	0	0	15.1	22	6	6	0	5	0	9	0	0	1	71	120	2.85	1.761	12.9	0.0	2.9	5.3	1.80
NYY (1 yr)				0	3	.000	2.55	46	0	6	0	0	0	24.2	23	9	7	0	6	2	20	4	0	0	107	152	2.73	1.176	8.4	0.0	2.2	7.3	3.33
SDP (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	5.82	18	0	8	0	0	0	17.0	22	12	11	2	6	0	9	1	0	0	77	70	4.85	1.647	11.6	1.1	3.2	4.8	1.50

AL (11 yrs)				32	45	.416	3.49	652	1	148	0	0	23	593.0	529	249	230	48	232	34	602	17	0	27	2506	128	3.38	1.283	8.0	0.7	3.5	9.1	2.59
NL (3 yrs)				4	1	.800	2.71	96	0	22	0	0	0	69.2	65	24	21	4	19	3	40	3	0	1	293	147	3.68	1.206	8.4	0.5	2.5	5.2	2.11

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2004	27	SEA	AL	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2005	28	SEA	AL	0.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006	29	CHW	AL	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2007	30	CHW	AL	0.0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-150	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2008	31	CHW	AL	0.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2009	32	CHW	AL	0.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2010	33	CHW	AL	0.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1	AS
2011	34	CHW	AL	0.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2012	35	CHW	AL	0.0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2013	36	CHW	AL	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2014	37	2TM	2LG	0.0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2014	37	NYY	AL	0.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2014	37	WSN	NL	0.0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2015	38	WSN	NL	0.0	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2016	39	SDP	NL	0.0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
13 Yrs				0.0	133	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-150	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
162 Game Avg				0.0	162	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-150	0	0	0	0	0	0

CHW (8 Yrs)				0.0	33	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-150	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
WSN (2 Yrs)				0.0	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
SEA (2 Yrs)				0.0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
SDP (1 Yr)				0.0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
NYY (1 Yr)				0.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1

AL (11 Yrs)				0.0	44	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-150	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
NL (3 Yrs)				0.0	89	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
2008	31	CHW	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2014	37	WSN	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0			/*1
2 Yrs				6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
162 Game Avg				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0

CHW (1 Yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
WSN (1 Yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0			/*1

AL (1 Yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (1 Yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0			/*1

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					Standard											DRS		Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
2004	27	SEA	AL	P	19	1	0	32.2	4	0	4	0	1	1.000	.948	0	0	1.10	1.65	0.21	1.65	2	1	2	66.7	32.0	0
2005	28	SEA	AL	P	55	0	0	57.0	6	0	6	0	1	1.000	.953	-3	-61	0.95	1.71	0.11	1.68	7	6	0	0.0	29.8	0
2006	29	CHW	AL	P	63	0	0	54.0	11	2	8	1	0	.909	.958	0	0	1.67	1.57	0.16	1.54	1	4	0	0.0	29.8	0
2007	30	CHW	AL	P	68	0	0	56.1	13	5	8	0	2	1.000	.955	3	66	2.08	1.60	0.19	1.59	3	1	1	50.0	26.5	0
2008	31	CHW	AL	P	74	0	0	67.1	9	1	8	0	1	1.000	.952	0	0	1.20	1.60	0.12	1.59	3	4	0	0.0	27.3	0
2009	32	CHW	AL	P	70	0	0	72.1	12	2	9	1	2	.917	.953	1	17	1.37	1.53	0.16	1.51	4	4	5	55.6	26.4	1
2010	33	CHW	AL	P	61	0	0	60.2	6	0	6	0	0	1.000	.953	0	0	0.89	1.63	0.10	1.61	1	3	0	0.0	26.3	0	AS
2011	34	CHW	AL	P	62	0	0	59.2	12	5	7	0	0	1.000	.949	-3	-60	1.81	1.60	0.19	1.59	2	13	2	13.3	28.1	1
2012	35	CHW	AL	P	74	0	0	65.0	16	2	14	0	2	1.000	.954	3	55	2.22	1.56	0.22	1.56	2	4	2	33.3	25.5	2
2013	36	2TM	AL	P	60	0	0	43.1	11	3	6	2	0	.818	.956	1	28	1.87	1.54	0.15	1.53	2	5	1	16.7	26.0	0
2013	36	CHW	AL	P	40	0	0	28.0	9	2	5	2	0	.778	.957	1	43	2.25	1.54	0.18	1.53	1	4	1	20.0	26.0	0
2013	36	BOS	AL	P	20	0	0	15.1	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	.955	0	0	1.17	1.53	0.10	1.53	1	1	0	0.0	26.0	0
2014	37	2TM	2LG	P	64	0	0	36.0	10	4	6	0	0	1.000	.951	-1	-33	2.50	1.55	0.16	1.53	0	5	2	28.6	26.7	1
2014	37	NYY	AL	P	46	0	0	24.2	7	2	5	0	0	1.000	.950	-1	-49	2.55	1.46	0.15	1.46	0	4	2	33.3	26.5	1
2014	37	WSN	NL	P	18	0	0	11.1	3	2	1	0	0	1.000	.953	0	0	2.38	1.75	0.17	1.71	0	1	0	0.0	28.0	0
2015	38	WSN	NL	P	60	0	0	41.1	10	2	8	0	1	1.000	.954	0	0	2.18	1.70	0.17	1.68	1	2	0	0.0	28.0	0
2016	39	SDP	NL	P	18	0	0	17.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	.950	-1	-71	0.53	1.59	0.06	1.58	0	3	0	0.0	27.3	0
13 Yrs					748	1	0	662.2	121	27	90	4	10	.967	.953	0	0	1.59	1.60	0.16	1.58	28	55	15	21.4	27.5	5

Standard Fielding Table
					Standard									Range Factor		Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	SB	CS	CS%	Awards
2008	31	CHW	AL	P	3	0	3.1	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	5.40	0.67	1	0	0.0

2014	37	WSN	NL	P	3	0	2.1	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	7.71	0.67	0	0
2 Yrs					6	0	5.2	4	3	1	0	0	1.000	6.35	0.67	1	0	0.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Matt Thornton?

Matt Thornton is 48 years old.

When was Matt Thornton born?

Matt Thornton was born on September 15, 1976.

Where was Matt Thornton born?

Matt Thornton was born in Three Rivers, MI.

How tall is Matt Thornton?

Matt Thornton is 6-6 (198 cm) tall.

How much did Matt Thornton weigh when playing?

Matt Thornton weighed 235 lbs (106 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Matt Thornton play?

Matt Thornton played 13 seasons.

Is Matt Thornton in the Hall of Fame?

Matt Thornton has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Matt Thornton drafted?

Matt Thornton was 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).

What position did Matt Thornton play?

Matt Thornton was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Matt Thornton have?

Matt Thornton had 642 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Matt Thornton played for?

Matt Thornton played for 6 teams; the Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres.

How many World Series has Matt Thornton won?

Matt Thornton has never won a World Series.

When did Matt Thornton retire?

Matt Thornton last played in 2016.

What are Matt Thornton's nicknames?

Thorny is a nickname for Matt Thornton.

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