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Matt
Thornton		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 6''
Weight: 220
 
Born: September 15, 1976 in Usa, MI, THREE RIVERS
 
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2004 27 MIN AL 10 6 .625 30 30 0 0 0 143.7 128 80 15 101 189 5.01 .236 .363 .384 .747 8.5
2005 28 MIN AL 1 1 .500 22 7 0 0 0 58.3 54 35 11 30 64 5.40 .240 .333 .462 .796 2.9
2 Years Sim 11 7 .611 52 37 0 0 0 202.0 182 115 26 131 253 5.12 .237 .355 .407 .762 11.4
Season Average 5 3 .625 26 18 0 0 0 101.0 91 57 13 65 126 5.12 .237 .355 .407 .762  
Career Highs 10 6 .625 30 30 0 0 0 143.7 128 80 15 101 189 5.40 .240 .363 .462 .796  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2004 27 MIN AL P 30 30 143.7 11 26 0 2 1.000 2.32    
2005 28 MIN AL P 22 7 58.3 3 12 0 2 1.000 2.31    
Career Totals   52 37 202.0 14 38 0 4 1.000 2.32    
Career Highs   30 30 143.7 11 26 0 2 1.000 2.32    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2005 28 MIN AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.3 2 1 1 1 1 6.77 .500 .600 1.250 1.850
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.3 2 1 1 1 1 6.77 .500 .600 1.250 1.850
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Walks Allowed
2004-4-101
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Tony Ferreira (976)
  2. Gabe White (973)
  3. Pablo Torrealba (970)
  4. Esteban Yan (969)
  5. Jose Antonio Nunez (969)
  6. Valerio De Los Santos (969)
  7. Rich Scheid (968)
  8. Jesus Sanchez (968)
  9. Graeme Lloyd (968)
  10. Ray Searage (967)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 46th overall pick, by Houston in 2004
Traded from Houston to Minnesota on 3/2/2004 (Going to HOU: P Kris Benson. Going to MIN: P Matt Thornton)
Earned first career win on 4/29/2004
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/2004, going 1-0, 0.57
Injured on 6/2/2005 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 6-7 weeks
 
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