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Matt Thornton

Position: Relief 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)

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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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.4

ERA

3.41

748

662.2

642

WHIP

1.275

2008 Player Pitching Game Log

2008 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	AB	2B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2008-04-02	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Cleveland Indians	8-8		1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	6	18	14	3	1	2	3	0	2
2	2008-04-09	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Minnesota Twins	7-8		2.0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	7	33	22	4	5	2	0	0	0
3	2008-04-13	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Detroit Tigers	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	6	3	1	2	0	0	0
4	2008-04-17	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	7-7		0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
5	2008-04-18	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	7-8		1.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	6	23	13	5	3	1	2	0	1
6	2008-04-22	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		New York Yankees	7-8		1.0	2	3	3	1	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	6	31	17	2	2	3	1	0	0
7	2008-04-24	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		New York Yankees	7-7		0.2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	6	1	2	0	2	2	0
8	2008-04-26	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Baltimore Orioles	7-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	9	4	1	2	0	0	0
9	2008-04-27	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Baltimore Orioles	7-8		1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	11	3	4	1	0	0	0
10	2008-04-30	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Minnesota Twins	5-6		2.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	29	20	8	3	2	1	0	0
11	2008-05-05	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
12	2008-05-10	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Seattle Mariners	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	12	7	3	0	2	1	1	0
13	2008-05-12	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	7	1	0	3	0	0	0
14	2008-05-13	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	8-8		0.2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	13	9	1	1	0	3	1	0
15	2008-05-15	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	7-7		0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
16	2008-05-18	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	San Francisco Giants	7-7	W	0.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	5	15	9	0	3	0	3	2	1
17	2008-05-20	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Cleveland Indians	7-7		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	4	1	0	1	0	0	0
18	2008-05-21	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Cleveland Indians	9-9		1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	19	15	3	2	3	1	1	0
19	2008-05-26	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Cleveland Indians	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
20	2008-05-29	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	16	11	3	3	2	1	0	1
21	2008-05-30	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	5	22	12	2	6	0	1	1	0
22	2008-06-01	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	9-10	L	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	11	2	3	1	2	1	1
23	2008-06-04	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Kansas City Royals	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	6	1	3	2	0	0	0
24	2008-06-05	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Kansas City Royals	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	5	19	13	1	2	1	2	0	0
25	2008-06-06	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Minnesota Twins	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	9	2	0	1	1	0	0
26	2008-06-09	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Minnesota Twins	7-7	W	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	16	10	4	1	4	0	0	0
27	2008-06-13	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Colorado Rockies	7-7	W	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	8	2	3	0	0	0	0
28	2008-06-15	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Colorado Rockies	7-8		1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	9	2	2	2	0	0	0
29	2008-06-19	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Pittsburgh Pirates	6-6		0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
30	2008-06-20	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Chicago Cubs	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	8	2	1	0	3	2	0
31	2008-06-25	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	6-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	7	2	3	1	1	0	0
32	2008-06-26	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	7-7		0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	19	14	1	1	0	3	1	0
33	2008-06-28	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Chicago Cubs	6-7	W	1.2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	19	15	5	6	0	1	0	0
34	2008-06-30	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Cleveland Indians	9-9	S	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	1	0	0	2	2	0
35	2008-07-01	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Cleveland Indians	10-10		0.2	3	1	1	0	2	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	24	17	4	5	2	1	0	0
36	2008-07-05	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Oakland Athletics	8-8		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	9	2	1	1	1	1	0
37	2008-07-06	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Oakland Athletics	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	9	2	4	0	2	0	0
38	2008-07-08	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Kansas City Royals	9-10		1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	18	14	4	2	4	0	0	0
39	2008-07-09	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Kansas City Royals	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	5	5	0	1	2	1	1	0
40	2008-07-12	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Texas Rangers	9-9		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	16	11	3	2	1	3	2	0
41	2008-07-13	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Texas Rangers	8-8		1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	21	14	2	5	2	1	1	0
42	2008-07-18	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Kansas City Royals	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	6	0	2	1	0	0	0
43	2008-07-20	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Kansas City Royals	8-8	L	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	3	10	6	1	2	2	0	0	0
44	2008-07-22	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Texas Rangers	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	4	2	0	1	0	0	0
45	2008-07-27	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Detroit Tigers	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	14	9	1	2	1	1	1	0
46	2008-07-29	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Minnesota Twins	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	9	1	1	1	2	1	1
47	2008-07-30	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Minnesota Twins	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
48	2008-07-31	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Minnesota Twins	7-7	L	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	8	4	0	2	1	0	0
49	2008-08-02	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Kansas City Royals	8-8		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	13	11	0	4	1	2	1	0
50	2008-08-05	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Detroit Tigers	11-14		3.0	2	2	2	0	5	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	40	28	8	4	2	3	2	0
51	2008-08-08	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Boston Red Sox	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
52	2008-08-10	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Boston Red Sox	6-7		1.0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	6	35	18	3	3	0	1	0	0
53	2008-08-11	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Boston Red Sox	9-9		0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	20	12	3	3	2	3	0	0
54	2008-08-15	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Oakland Athletics	6-7		1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	11	4	3	0	2	0	0
55	2008-08-16	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Oakland Athletics	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	9	4	4	0	0	0	0
56	2008-08-19	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Seattle Mariners	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	12	3	1	2	0	0	0
57	2008-08-22	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	7-7		0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	14	6	2	4	0	0	0	0
58	2008-08-23	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	8-8		0.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	19	14	0	1	1	1	1	0
59	2008-08-25	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	7	2	0	1	2	1	0
60	2008-08-30	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Boston Red Sox	6-6		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	9	2	0	2	1	0	0
61	2008-08-31	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Boston Red Sox	7-7		0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	3	2	1	0	0	0	0
62	2008-09-03	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Cleveland Indians	7-8		0.2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	16	8	1	0	1	3	1	0
63	2008-09-06	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	12-14		2.2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	26	21	5	5	3	3	0	2
64	2008-09-09	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	8-9		0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	6	2	3	0	0	0	0
65	2008-09-11	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	8-8		0.1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	5	3	0	1	0	0	0
66	2008-09-14	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Detroit Tigers	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
67	2008-09-14 (2)	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Detroit Tigers	8-9	W	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	21	13	3	3	1	3	1	1
68	2008-09-16	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	New York Yankees	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	32	20	5	1	2	0	0	0
69	2008-09-19	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Kansas City Royals	7-7		1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	12	9	2	2	4	1	0	0
70	2008-09-21	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Kansas City Royals	8-8		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	0	0	1	1	0	0
71	2008-09-25	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox	@	Minnesota Twins	6-8		1.2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	19	13	1	2	4	1	0	1
72	2008-09-27	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Cleveland Indians	9-9		0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	5	0	0	1	2	1	0
73	2008-09-28	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Cleveland Indians	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	7	1	1	0	2	0	1
74	2008-09-29	Maj-AL	Chicago White Sox		Detroit Tigers	7-7		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	0	0	1	1	0	1

2008 Player Pitching Splits

2008 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	74	268	245	20	48	7	0	5	4	0	19	77	.196	.258	.286	.544	.262	70	5	2	1	1	2

Home	38	140	126	11	24	3	0	3	1	0	13	47	.191	.271	.286	.557	.276	36	1	1	0	0	1
Away	36	128	119	9	24	4	0	2	3	0	6	30	.202	.244	.286	.530	.250	34	4	1	1	1	1

April	10	48	42	5	5	0	0	1	0	0	5	18	.119	.229	.191	.420	.174	8	0	1	0	0	0
May	11	32	28	2	6	1	0	0	2	0	3	7	.214	.281	.250	.531	.273	7	2	0	0	1	1
June	13	44	42	1	6	1	0	1	0	0	1	15	.143	.182	.238	.420	.192	10	0	1	0	0	0
July	14	47	43	4	13	2	0	1	1	0	3	9	.302	.348	.419	.766	.364	18	2	0	1	0	0
August	13	49	44	5	9	1	0	2	1	0	5	17	.205	.286	.364	.649	.280	16	1	0	0	0	1
September	13	48	46	3	9	2	0	0	0	0	2	11	.196	.229	.239	.468	.257	11	0	0	0	0	0

As Reliever	74	268	245	20	48	7	0	5	4	0	19	77	.196	.258	.286	.544	.262	70	5	2	1	1	2

vs RHB as LHP	60	142	133		29	7	0	3			8	31	.218	.261	.338	.599	.260	45	3	0	0	1	2
vs LHB as LHP	68	126	112		19	0	0	2			11	46	.170	.256	.223	.479	.266	25	2	2	1	0	0

Bases Empty	49	139	131		19	3	0	3			7	49	.145	.194	.237	.431	.203	31	0	1	0	0	0
Runners On	55	129	114		29	4	0	2			12	28	.254	.328	.342	.670	.318	39	5	1	1	1	2

vs. Younger Batters	68	199	181		32	5	0	2			14	59	.177	.242	.238	.480	.248	43	3	2	1	1	2
vs. Older Batters	41	69	64		16	2	0	3			5	18	.250	.304	.422	.726	.302	27	2	0	0	0	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	5	3	.625	2.67	74	0	1	67.1	48	20	20	5	19	2	77	2	0	0	268	0.995	10.3	4.05

Home	4	1	.800	2.88	38	0	1	34.1	24	11	11	3	13	1	47	1	0	0	140	1.078	12.3	3.62
Away	1	2	.333	2.45	36	0	0	33.0	24	9	9	2	6	1	30	1	0	0	128	0.909	8.2	5.00

April	0	0		3.75	10	0	0	12.0	5	5	5	1	5	0	18	1	0	0	48	0.833	13.5	3.60
May	1	0	1.000	2.35	11	0	0	7.2	6	2	2	0	3	1	7	0	0	0	32	1.174	8.2	2.33
June	3	1	.750	0.75	13	0	1	12.0	6	1	1	1	1	0	15	1	0	0	44	0.583	11.3	15.00
July	0	2	.000	3.27	14	0	0	11.0	13	4	4	1	3	0	9	0	0	0	47	1.455	7.4	3.00
August	0	0		3.65	13	0	0	12.1	9	5	5	2	5	1	17	0	0	0	49	1.135	12.4	3.40
September	1	0	1.000	2.19	13	0	0	12.1	9	3	3	0	2	0	11	0	0	0	48	0.892	8.0	5.50

As Reliever	5	3	.625	2.67	74	0	1	67.1	48	20	20	5	19	2	77	2	0	0	268	0.995	10.3	4.05

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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