Matt Thornton
Matthew J. Thornton
Born: September 15, 1976
Three Rivers, MI USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 235
College: Grand Valley State University
Career: 2004-2016
Draft: Round 27 (1995 June Amateur Draft, Detroit Tigers)
Draft: Round 1 (1998 June Amateur Draft, Seattle Mariners)
School: Centerville HS (Sturgis, MI)
Grand Valley State
Minor League Statistics
Matt Thornton compiled a career record of 36 wins and 46 losses in his 748-game career with the Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, New York Yankees and San Diego Padres. He began playing during the 2004 season and last took the field during the 2016 campaign.
 Seattle Mariners |
 Chicago White Sox |
 Boston Red Sox |
 New York Yankees |
 Washington Nationals |
 San Diego Padres |
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.13 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.7 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 148 |
| 2005 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 0 | 4 | .000 | 5.21 | 55 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 42 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 262 |
| 2006 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.33 | 63 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54.0 | 46 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 227 |
| 2007 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4.79 | 68 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56.3 | 59 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 249 |
| 2008 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.67 | 74 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67.3 | 48 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 77 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 268 |
| 2009 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2.74 | 70 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 72.3 | 58 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 291 |
| 2010 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.67 | 61 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 60.7 | 41 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 81 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 239 |
| 2011 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2 | 5 | .286 | 3.32 | 62 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59.7 | 60 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 262 |
| 2012 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 4 | 10 | .286 | 3.46 | 74 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65.0 | 63 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 266 |
| 2013 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.86 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 116 |
| 2013 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.52 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.3 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 71 |
| 2014 | AL | New York Yankees | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2.55 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.7 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 107 |
| 2014 | NL | Washington Nationals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 2015 | NL | Washington Nationals | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.18 | 60 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.3 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171 |
| 2016 | NL | San Diego Padres | 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 |
| Totals | 36 | 46 | .439 | 3.41 | 748 | 1 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 662.7 | 594 | 273 | 251 | 52 | 251 | 37 | 642 | 20 | 0 | 28 | 2799 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2005 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2006 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 68 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | AL | New York Yankees | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | NL | Washington Nationals | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | NL | Washington Nationals | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | NL | San Diego Padres | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 748 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | AL | Seattle Mariners | P | 19 | 1 | 32.7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.102 | .211 |
| 2005 | AL | Seattle Mariners | P | 55 | 0 | 57.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .947 | .109 |
| 2006 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 63 | 0 | 54.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 1.667 | .159 |
| 2007 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 68 | 0 | 56.3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.077 | .191 |
| 2008 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 74 | 0 | 67.3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.203 | .122 |
| 2009 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 70 | 0 | 72.3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .917 | 1.369 | .157 |
| 2010 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 61 | 0 | 60.7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .890 | .098 |
| 2011 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 62 | 0 | 59.7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.810 | .194 |
| 2012 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 74 | 0 | 65.0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.215 | .216 |
| 2013 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 40 | 0 | 28.0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 2.250 | .175 |
| 2013 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 20 | 0 | 15.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.174 | .100 |
| 2014 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 46 | 0 | 24.7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.554 | .152 |
| 2014 | NL | Washington Nationals | P | 18 | 0 | 11.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.382 | .167 |
| 2015 | NL | Washington Nationals | P | 60 | 0 | 41.3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.177 | .167 |
| 2016 | NL | San Diego Padres | P | 18 | 0 | 17.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .529 | .056 |
| Totals | 748 | 1 | 662.7 | 27 | 90 | 4 | 10 | .967 | 1.589 | .156 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | AL | Chicago White Sox | ALDS2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 2014 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.86 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.59 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | AL | Chicago White Sox | ALDS2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | AL | Chicago White Sox | ALDS2 | P | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.400 | .667 |
| 2014 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS1 | P | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.714 | .667 |
| Totals | 6 | 0 | 5.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.353 | .667 |
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