P Matt Thornton #98
Age: 46 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
10/05/2022
P MATT THORNTON #98 - AGE: 46 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 60 60 60 60
Movement 55 55 55 55
Control 40 40 40 40
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 70 70
Slider 35 35
Changeup 50 50
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 96-98 Mph
Stamina 25
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 55
Defense 55
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 75
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Doesn't demand a lot of attention and often goes unnoticed.
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:09/15/1976
Born in:Three Rivers, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 6"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, 67 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:7 Years, 39 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1995, 4th Pick in Round 5
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1998 New York City - UBA 21 6 0 0 0 0 3.38 10.2 8 4 4 2 4 7 0 0 1.12 .214 6.01 -0.1 134
1999 New York City - UBA 22 15 0 1 0 1 8.44 16.0 23 15 15 2 12 13 0 0 2.19 .382 6.00 -0.2 55
2000 New York City - UBA 23 38 0 6 2 4 3.47 49.1 43 19 19 4 17 41 0 0 1.22 .281 4.15 0.4 129
2000 Palo Alto - UBA 23 30 0 0 1 0 3.21 33.2 32 13 12 1 7 34 0 0 1.16 .320 2.44 0.8 125
2000 Total - UBA 23 68 0 6 3 4 3.36 83.0 75 32 31 5 24 75 0 0 1.19 .297 3.45 1.2 127
2001 Palo Alto - UBA 24 63 0 3 3 6 3.47 70.0 58 27 27 4 30 73 0 0 1.26 .293 3.41 0.8 114
2002 Palo Alto - UBA 25 60 0 3 0 2 1.91 89.2 76 22 19 5 38 90 0 0 1.27 .309 3.29 0.8 194
2003 Palo Alto - UBA 26 16 0 2 0 1 0.00 21.2 8 1 0 0 6 25 0 0 0.65 .182 1.88 0.6 999
2004 Palo Alto - UBA 27 47 0 4 1 0 1.63 66.1 49 18 12 3 38 71 0 0 1.31 .279 3.44 0.4 220
2005 Palo Alto - UBA 28 17 0 0 0 0 2.21 20.1 15 5 5 0 12 21 0 0 1.33 .300 2.97 0.2 155
Total UBA 292 0 19 7 14 2.69 377.2 312 124 113 21 164 375 0 0 1.26 .293 3.47 3.6 149
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1995 Nova Scocia - A 18 31 0 4 3 12 4.58 35.1 44 21 18 4 16 22 0 0 1.70 .331 4.58 -0.2 83
1995 Rochester - A+ 18 2 0 0 0 2 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 .000 1.17 0.1 999
1996 Nova Scocia - A 19 27 0 0 1 16 3.91 25.1 28 11 11 2 7 17 0 0 1.38 .313 3.64 0.1 97
1997 Waco - R 20 24 0 1 0 0 2.22 24.1 18 6 6 0 10 28 0 0 1.15 .321 2.15 0.8 203
1997 Nova Scocia - A 20 14 0 1 2 7 3.07 14.2 12 6 5 1 3 17 0 0 1.02 .289 2.43 0.3 129
1998 Rochester - A+ 21 29 0 1 3 18 2.73 29.2 22 9 9 0 9 21 0 0 1.04 .250 2.78 0.5 138
1998 Port-Au-Prince - AA 21 28 0 1 0 9 3.16 31.1 29 11 11 0 9 42 0 0 1.21 .354 1.81 1.1 148
1998 San Jose - AAA 21 2 0 0 0 2 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.50 .200 1.79 0.1 999
1999 San Jose - AAA 22 39 0 3 1 11 3.72 36.1 29 15 15 3 13 27 0 0 1.16 .255 4.45 0.3 127
2000 Olympia - AAA 23 2 0 1 0 1 0.00 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1.33 .143 4.13 0.0 999
2005 Olympia - AAA 28 17 0 0 1 0 5.06 10.2 9 6 6 3 9 17 0 0 1.69 .286 6.29 -0.3 76
Total WCBL 60 0 4 2 14 3.63 52.0 40 21 21 6 25 48 0 0 1.25 .252 4.71 122.3
Total ECL 72 0 5 6 35 4.06 75.1 84 38 34 7 26 56 0 0 1.46 .318 3.85 94.1
Total CL 28 0 1 0 9 3.16 31.1 29 11 11 0 9 42 0 0 1.21 .354 1.81 147.7
Total TSL 31 0 1 3 20 2.56 31.2 22 9 9 0 9 23 0 0 0.98 .239 2.68 147.3
Total TL 24 0 1 0 0 2.22 24.1 18 6 6 0 10 28 0 0 1.15 .321 2.15 203.0
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1998 New York City - UBA 21 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 3.20 0.0 999
1999 New York City - UBA 22 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 0.20 0.0 999
2000 Palo Alto - UBA 23 9 0 0 0 3 1.42 12.2 8 2 2 0 3 9 0 0 0.87 .222 2.82 0.3 282
2001 Palo Alto - UBA 24 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 2.50 .375 4.01 0.0 88
2002 Palo Alto - UBA 25 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.1 6 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1.31 .333 2.78 0.1 999
Total UBA 16 0 0 0 3 1.29 21.0 17 3 3 0 6 14 0 0 1.10 .266 2.85 310.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1995 Rochester - A+ P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1995 Nova Scocia - A P 31 0 2 7 1 9 0 1.000 35.1 2.29 +0.5 1.174
1996 Nova Scocia - A P 26 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 25.1 1.07 -0.0 1.062
1997 Nova Scocia - A P 14 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 14.2 0.61 +0.1 1.057
1997 Waco - R P 23 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 24.1 2.22 +0.5 1.045
1998 New York City - MLB P 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.2 0.84 +0.3 .000
1998 San Jose - AAA P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 +0.0 .000
1998 Port-Au-Prince - AA P 27 0 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 31.1 0.86 -0.1 1.057
1998 Rochester - A+ P 29 0 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 29.2 2.43 +0.5 1.052
1999 New York City - MLB P 14 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 16.0 0.56 +0.3 .000
1999 San Jose - AAA P 37 0 4 2 1 6 0 1.000 36.1 1.49 -0.1 1.059
2000 New York City - MLB P 35 0 5 3 1 8 0 1.000 49.1 1.46 -0.2 1.018
2000 Palo Alto - MLB P 28 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 33.2 0.53 +0.2 1.018
2000 Olympia - AAA P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
2001 Palo Alto - MLB P 62 0 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 70.0 0.90 +0.5 1.017
2002 Palo Alto - MLB P 57 0 5 9 1 15 1 .933 89.2 1.41 +0.8 1.019
2003 Palo Alto - MLB P 15 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 21.2 1.25 +0.2 1.016
2004 Palo Alto - MLB P 47 0 4 7 1 11 0 1.000 66.1 1.49 +0.5 1.018
2005 Palo Alto - MLB P 16 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 20.1 1.33 +1.0 1.032
2005 Olympia - AAA P 12 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 10.2 0.84 -0.2 1.058
TOTAL P 485 0 33 54 6 88 1 .989 592.1 1.32 +4.8 1.051
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1995 Drafted in the 1995 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 4, 100th overall pick) by the New York City Baseball Club.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (80); Movement: 40 (55); Control: 20 (30).
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (65); Movement: 50 (65); Control: 30 (40).
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (70); Movement: 55 (65); Control: 35 (40).
11/06/1998 Wins the 1998 World Championship Series with the New York City Baseball Club.
12/01/1998 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $150,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
11/26/1999 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $158,400 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (70); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (45).
07/17/2000 Was traded by the New York City Baseball Club to the Palo Alto Pranksters, along with 1B Mo Vaughn, in exchange for 1B Adam LaRoche, RP Robb Nen.
10/29/2000 Wins the 2000 World Championship Series with the Palo Alto Pranksters.
11/23/2000 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $169,600 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (70); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (45).
11/23/2001 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $182,400 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (70); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
05/17/2002 Injured (sprained ankle), day-to-day for 4 days.
11/17/2002 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $729,625 through arbitration.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (70); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
05/03/2003 Injured (Surgery to remove bone chips (elbow)), out for 6-7 months.
11/17/2003 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $966,875 through arbitration.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40).
11/22/2004 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,400,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (70); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 30 (35).
11/20/2005 Became a free agent.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 35 (35).
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 35 (35).
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 35 (35).
10/25/2008 Retired from professional baseball.
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