1976
Born September 15, 1976
Three Rivers, MI, USA
Matt Thornton Notable
b. September 15, 1976 · Seattle Mariners 2004–2005, Chicago White Sox 2006–2013, Boston Red Sox 2013, New York Yankees 2014, Washington Nationals 2014–2015, San Diego Padres 2016
Matt Thornton played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Seattle Mariners in 2004 and closing with the San Diego Padres in 2016. His longest stay was with the Chicago White Sox, from 2006 to 2013.
He went 36 and 46 with a 3.41 earned run average, pitching 662 innings in 748 games. He struck out 642. Across 748 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.
He was an All-Star in 2010.
He was born in Three Rivers, MI, USA on September 15, 1976. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2010 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | SEA | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | SEA | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | CHW | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | CHW | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2008 | CHW | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | CHW | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | CHW | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | CHW | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | CHW | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | BOS/CHW | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | NYY/WSN | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | WSN | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | SDP | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 748 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | SEA | 1 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 32.2 | 30 | 15 | 25 | 30 | 4.13 |
| 2005 | SEA | 0 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 | 54 | 33 | 42 | 57 | 5.21 |
| 2006 | CHW | 5 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 54.0 | 46 | 20 | 21 | 49 | 3.33 |
| 2007 | CHW | 4 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 56.1 | 59 | 30 | 26 | 55 | 4.79 |
| 2008 | CHW | 5 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 67.1 | 48 | 20 | 19 | 77 | 2.67 |
| 2009 | CHW | 6 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 4 | 72.1 | 58 | 22 | 20 | 87 | 2.74 |
| 2010 | CHW | 5 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 8 | 60.2 | 41 | 18 | 20 | 81 | 2.67 |
| 2011 | CHW | 2 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 3 | 59.2 | 60 | 22 | 21 | 63 | 3.32 |
| 2012 | CHW | 4 | 10 | 74 | 0 | 3 | 65.0 | 63 | 25 | 17 | 53 | 3.46 |
| 2013 | BOS/CHW | 0 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 43.1 | 47 | 18 | 15 | 30 | 3.74 |
| 2014 | NYY/WSN | 1 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 | 33 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 1.75 |
| 2015 | WSN | 2 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 41.1 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 2.18 |
| 2016 | SDP | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5.82 |
| Career | — | 36 | 46 | 748 | 1 | 23 | 662.2 | 594 | 251 | 251 | 642 | 3.41 |
On this day & linked events
2004
Major-league debut: Matt Thornton
Matt Thornton made a major-league debut on June 27, 2004.
2016
Final major-league game: Matt Thornton
Matt Thornton played a final major-league game on August 2, 2016.