Matt Thornton Stats: Statcast, Visuals & Advanced Metrics

P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 6" 235 lbs | Age: 49

Draft: 1998 | Rd. 1, No. 22, Seattle Mariners | Grand Valley State

	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	SO	WHIP
2014	1	3	1.75	64	0	0	36	28	1.14
2015	2	1	2.18	60	0	0	41.1	23	1.06
2016	1	0	5.82	18	0	0	17	9	1.65
13 Seasons	36	46	3.41	748	1	23	662.2	642	1.28

	G	W-L	ERA	IP	SO	WHIP
2014	64	1-3	1.75	36	28	1.14
2015	60	2-1	2.18	41.1	23	1.06
2016	18	1-0	5.82	17	9	1.65
13 Seasons	748	36-46	3.41	662.2	642	1.28

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Pitch Usage

Statcast Standard Splits Game Logs

Standard MLB Batting Statistics

	Season	Tm	LG	G	PA	AB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
	2004	SEA	AL	19	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
	2005	SEA	AL	55	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
	2006	CWS	AL	63	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
	2007	CWS	AL	68	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
	2008	CWS	AL	74	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
	2009	CWS	AL	70	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
*	2010	CWS	AL	61	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
	2011	CWS	AL	62	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
	2012	CWS	AL	74	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
	2013	CWS	AL	40	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
	2014	NYY	AL	46	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
	2014	WSH	NL	18	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
	2014	2 Teams		64	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
	2015	WSH	NL	60	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
	2016	SD	NL	18	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
	13 Seasons	5 Teams		728	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000

*: All Star Season, Rankings AL/NL: Top 5 10 15 20, Click for Chart.

Advanced MLB Batting Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	PA	LOB	BABIP	NP	P/PA	K/PA	HR/PA	BB/K	ISO
2004	SEA	AL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2005	SEA	AL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2006	CWS	AL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2007	CWS	AL	1	1	.---	3	3.000	1.000	.000	.---	.000
2008	CWS	AL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2009	CWS	AL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2010	CWS	AL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2011	CWS	AL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2012	CWS	AL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2013	CWS	AL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2014	NYY	AL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2014	WSH	NL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2014	2 Teams		0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2015	WSH	NL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2016	SD	NL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
13 Seasons	5 Teams		1	1	.---	3	3.000	1.000	.000	.---	.000

Standard MLB Pitching Statistics

	Season	Tm	LG	BF	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
	2004	SEA	AL	148	1	2	4.13	19	1	0	32.2	30	15	15	2	25	30	1.68
	2005	SEA	AL	262	0	4	5.21	55	0	0	57.0	54	33	33	13	42	57	1.68
	2006	CWS	AL	227	5	3	3.33	63	0	2	54.0	46	20	20	5	21	49	1.24
	2007	CWS	AL	249	4	4	4.79	68	0	2	56.1	59	31	30	4	26	55	1.51
	2008	CWS	AL	268	5	3	2.67	74	0	1	67.1	48	20	20	5	19	77	1.00
	2009	CWS	AL	291	6	3	2.74	70	0	4	72.1	58	22	22	5	20	87	1.08
*	2010	CWS	AL	239	5	4	2.67	61	0	8	60.2	41	18	18	3	20	81	1.01
	2011	CWS	AL	262	2	5	3.32	62	0	3	59.2	60	34	22	3	21	63	1.36
	2012	CWS	AL	266	4	10	3.46	74	0	3	65.0	63	27	25	4	17	53	1.23
	2013	CWS	AL	116	0	3	3.86	40	0	0	28.0	25	14	12	4	10	21	1.25
	2013	BOS	AL	71	0	1	3.52	20	0	0	15.1	22	6	6	0	5	9	1.76
	2013	2 Teams		187	0	4	3.74	60	0	0	43.1	47	20	18	4	15	30	1.43
	2014	NYY	AL	107	0	3	2.55	46	0	0	24.2	23	9	7	0	6	20	1.18
	2014	WSH	NL	45	1	0	0.00	18	0	0	11.1	10	0	0	0	2	8	1.06
	2014	2 Teams		152	1	3	1.75	64	0	0	36.0	33	9	7	0	8	28	1.14
	2015	WSH	NL	171	2	1	2.18	60	0	0	41.1	33	12	10	2	11	23	1.06
	2016	SD	NL	77	1	0	5.82	18	0	0	17.0	22	12	11	2	6	9	1.65
	13 Seasons	6 Teams		2799	36	46	3.41	748	1	23	662.2	594	273	251	52	251	642	1.28

*: All Star Season, Rankings AL/NL: Top 5 10 15 20, Click for Chart.

Standard MLB Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	FPCT%
2004	SEA	AL	P	19	1	32.2	4	0	4	0	1	1.000
2005	SEA	AL	P	55	0	57.0	6	0	6	0	1	1.000
2006	CWS	AL	P	63	0	54.0	11	2	8	1	0	.909
2007	CWS	AL	P	68	0	56.1	13	5	8	0	2	1.000
2008	CWS	AL	P	74	0	67.1	9	1	8	0	1	1.000
2009	CWS	AL	P	70	0	72.1	12	2	9	1	2	.917
2010	CWS	AL	P	61	0	60.2	6	0	6	0	0	1.000
2011	CWS	AL	P	62	0	59.2	12	5	7	0	0	1.000
2012	CWS	AL	P	74	0	65.0	16	2	14	0	2	1.000
2013	CWS	AL	P	40	0	28.0	9	2	5	2	0	.778
2013	BOS	AL	P	20	0	15.1	2	1	1	0	0	1.000
2013	2 Teams		P	60	0	43.1	11	3	6	2	0	.818
2014	NYY	AL	P	46	0	24.2	7	2	5	0	0	1.000
2014	WSH	NL	P	18	0	11.1	3	2	1	0	0	1.000
2014	2 Teams		P	64	0	36.0	10	4	6	0	0	1.000
2015	WSH	NL	P	60	0	41.1	10	2	8	0	1	1.000
2016	SD	NL	P	18	0	17.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
13 Seasons	6 Teams		P	748	1	662.2	121	27	90	4	10	.967

Standard Minor League Batting Statistics

No Minor League Hitting Statistics.

Standard Minor League Pitching Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1998	Everett AquaSox	NOR	A (Short)	0	0	27.00	2	0	0	1.1	1	4	4	0	3	0	3.00
1999	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	MID	A (Full)	0	0	4.91	25	1	1	29.1	39	19	16	1	25	34	2.18
2000	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	MID	A (Full)	6	9	4.01	26	17	0	103.1	94	59	46	2	72	88	1.61
2001	San Bernardino Stampede	CAL	A (Adv)	14	7	2.52	27	27	0	157.0	126	56	44	9	60	192	1.18
2002	San Antonio Missions	TEX	AA	1	5	3.63	12	12	0	62.0	52	31	25	3	29	44	1.31
2003	3 Teams		Minors	3	2	2.70	8	8	0	43.1	31	18	13	4	16	37	1.08
2003	Inland Empire 66ers	CAL	A (Adv)	0	0	4.00	2	2	0	9.0	9	4	4	2	4	14	1.44
2003	San Antonio Missions	TEX	AA	3	0	0.36	4	4	0	25.1	8	3	1	0	9	18	0.67
2003	Tacoma Rainiers	PCL	AAA	0	2	8.00	2	2	0	9.0	14	11	8	2	3	5	1.89
2004	Tacoma Rainiers	PCL	AAA	7	5	5.20	16	15	0	83.0	85	58	48	4	63	74	1.78
2016	Lake Elsinore Storm	CAL	A(Adv)	0	1	6.00	3	0	0	3.0	4	3	2	0	1	3	1.67
	Tacoma Rainiers	PCL	AAA	7	7	5.48	18	17	0	92.0	99	69	56	6	66	79	1.79
	San Antonio Missions	TEX	AA	4	5	2.68	16	16	0	87.1	60	34	26	3	38	62	1.12
	2 Teams		A+	14	8	2.66	32	29	0	169.0	139	63	50	11	65	209	1.21
	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	MID	A	6	9	4.21	51	18	1	132.2	133	78	62	3	97	122	1.73
	Everett AquaSox	NWL	A(Short)	0	0	27.00	2	0	0	1.1	1	4	4	0	3	0	3.00
Career Minors	6 Teams			31	29	3.69	119	80	1	482.1	432	248	198	23	269	472	1.45

Standard Minor League Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	POS	G	INN	TC	A	E	FPCT%
2016	Lake Elsinore Storm	CAL	A(Adv)	P	3	3.0	2	1	1	.500
	Lake Elsinore Storm	CAL	A+	P	3	3.0	2	1	1	.500
Career Minors	Lake Elsinore Storm	CAL		P	3	3.0	2	1	1	.500

Rankings

Games Played

Year	BP	Rank
2012	74	6th in AL
2009	70	13th in AL
2008	74	5th in AL
2007	68	14th in AL
2006	63	24th in AL

Triples

Year	3B	Rank
2007	4	20th in AL

Awards

AL All-Star

Year	Team
2010

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	08/11/2016	San Diego Padres released LHP Matt Thornton.
	08/06/2016	San Diego Padres designated LHP Matt Thornton for assignment.
	05/28/2016	San Diego Padres activated LHP Matt Thornton from the 15-day disabled list.
	05/21/2016	San Diego Padres sent LHP Matt Thornton on a rehab assignment to Lake Elsinore Storm.
	04/08/2016	San Diego Padres placed LHP Matt Thornton on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 4, 2016. Left achilles tendinitis.
	04/03/2016	San Diego Padres selected the contract of LHP Matt Thornton from El Paso Chihuahuas.
	03/03/2016	San Diego Padres signed free agent LHP Matt Thornton to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
	03/03/2016	LHP Matt Thornton assigned to El Paso Chihuahuas.
	11/02/2015	LHP Matt Thornton elected free agency.
	08/06/2014	Washington Nationals activated LHP Matt Thornton.
	08/05/2014	Washington Nationals claimed LHP Matt Thornton off waivers from New York Yankees.
	01/10/2014	New York Yankees signed free agent LHP Matt Thornton.
	11/02/2013	LHP Matt Thornton elected free agency.
	11/01/2013	Boston Red Sox activated LHP Matt Thornton.
	10/04/2013	Boston Red Sox reassigned LHP Matt Thornton to the minor leagues.
	08/25/2013	Boston Red Sox activated LHP Matt Thornton from the 15-day disabled list.
	08/07/2013	Boston Red Sox placed LHP Matt Thornton on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to August 5, 2013. Right oblique strain.
	07/13/2013	Chicago White Sox traded LHP Matt Thornton to Boston Red Sox for LF Brandon Jacobs.
	09/03/2010	Matt Thornton roster status changed by Chicago White Sox.
	08/25/2010	Chicago White Sox placed LHP Matt Thornton on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to August 18, 2010. Left elbow inflammation.

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
San Diego Padres	MLB	vs Left				16			5.1	23	6			1	3	5	1.69
San Diego Padres	MLB	vs Right				18			11.2	54	16			1	3	4	1.63

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
San Diego Padres	MLB	May	0	0.00	1	1.0	5	1	0	0	0	1	1	2.00
San Diego Padres	MLB	June	1	3.86	9	9.1	40	12	5	4	0	2	7	1.50
San Diego Padres	MLB	July	0	11.12	7	5.2	29	8	7	7	2	3	1	1.94
San Diego Padres	MLB	August	0	0.00	1	1.0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00
San Diego Padres	MLB	Pre All-Star	1	6.57	13	12.1	59	18	10	9	1	6	8	1.95
San Diego Padres	MLB	Post All-Star	0	3.86	5	4.2	18	4	2	2	1	0	1	0.86

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
San Diego Padres	MLB	Bases Empty	17	8.0	40	10	1	5	3	1.88
San Diego Padres	MLB	Runner at 1st	10	4.2	17	5	0	0	4	1.07
San Diego Padres	MLB	Runners at 1st & 2nd	4	1.1	5	2	0	0	0	1.50
San Diego Padres	MLB	Runners at 1st & 3rd	4	1.0	4	1	0	0	1	1.00
San Diego Padres	MLB	Runner at 2nd	5	1.2	7	2	1	0	0	1.20
San Diego Padres	MLB	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	1	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	-.--
San Diego Padres	MLB	Runner at 3rd	3	0.1	3	1	0	1	1	6.00
San Diego Padres	MLB	Scoring Position	11	4.1	20	7	1	1	2	1.85

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
San Diego Padres	MLB	Home Games	1	0	7.00	10	0	0	9.0	42	13	8	7	0	3	6	1.78
San Diego Padres	MLB	Away Games	0	0	4.50	8	0	0	8.0	35	9	4	4	2	3	3	1.50
San Diego Padres	MLB	Day Games	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	1.2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
San Diego Padres	MLB	Night Games	1	0	6.46	16	0	0	15.1	71	22	12	11	2	6	9	1.83
San Diego Padres	MLB	Leading Off				16			4.1	17	1			0	3	0	0.92
San Diego Padres	MLB	Late / Close				3			2.0	8	3			0	0	0	1.50

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
San Diego Padres	MLB	No Outs	16	5.2	25	5	0	3	1	1.41
San Diego Padres	MLB	One Out	15	6.1	30	12	2	2	4	2.21
San Diego Padres	MLB	Two Outs	14	5.0	22	5	0	1	4	1.20

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
San Diego Padres	MLB	Fifth Inning	0.00	1	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
San Diego Padres	MLB	Seventh Inning	5.40	4	3.1	16	5	2	2	0	1	1	1.80
San Diego Padres	MLB	Eighth Inning	3.38	8	8.0	34	11	3	3	1	2	3	1.63
San Diego Padres	MLB	Ninth Inning	10.80	6	5.0	25	6	7	6	1	3	5	1.80

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Lake Elsinore Storm	Class A Advanced	vs Left				3			1.2	5	0			0	0	3	0.00
Lake Elsinore Storm	Class A Advanced	vs Right				3			1.1	9	4			0	1	0	3.75

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Lake Elsinore Storm	Class A Advanced	May	0	1	6.00	3	0	0	3.0	14	4	3	2	0	1	3	1.67
Lake Elsinore Storm	Class A Advanced	First Half	0	1	6.00	3	0	0	3.0	14	4	3	2	0	1	3	1.67

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	BB	SO	WHIP
Lake Elsinore Storm	Class A Advanced	Bases Empty	3	2.0	8	1	1	2	1.00
Lake Elsinore Storm	Class A Advanced	Runner at 1st	2	0.1	3	2	0	0	6.00
Lake Elsinore Storm	Class A Advanced	Runners at 1st & 2nd	1	0.1	1	0	0	1	0.00
Lake Elsinore Storm	Class A Advanced	Runners at 1st & 3rd	1	0.0	1	1	0	0	-.--
Lake Elsinore Storm	Class A Advanced	Runner at 3rd	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0.00
Lake Elsinore Storm	Class A Advanced	Scoring Position	2	0.2	3	1	0	1	1.50

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
Lake Elsinore Storm	Class A Advanced	Home Games	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	1.0	6	2	1	0	1	1	3.00
Lake Elsinore Storm	Class A Advanced	Away Games	0	1	9.00	2	0	0	2.0	8	2	2	2	0	2	1.00
Lake Elsinore Storm	Class A Advanced	Night Games	0	1	6.00	3	0	0	3.0	14	4	3	2	1	3	1.67
Lake Elsinore Storm	Class A Advanced	Leading Off				3			0.2	3	1			0	0	1.50
Lake Elsinore Storm	Class A Advanced	Late / Close				1			0.1	3	2			0	0	6.00

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	BB	SO	WHIP
Lake Elsinore Storm	Class A Advanced	No Outs	3	1.0	5	2	0	0	2.00
Lake Elsinore Storm	Class A Advanced	One Out	3	1.0	4	0	1	2	1.00
Lake Elsinore Storm	Class A Advanced	Two Outs	3	1.0	5	2	0	1	2.00

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Lake Elsinore Storm	Class A Advanced	Seventh Inning			9.00	2			2.0	8	2	2	2	0	0	2	1.00
Lake Elsinore Storm	Class A Advanced	Eighth Inning			0.00	1			1.0	6	2	1	0	0	1	1	3.00

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	W	ERA	G	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2016-05-28	Arizona Diamondbacks	San Diego Padres	0	0.00	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2.00
May	San Diego Padres		0	0.00	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2.00
2016-06-01	San Diego Padres	Seattle Mariners	0	4.50	1	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	2.00
2016-06-02	San Diego Padres	Seattle Mariners	0	11.57	1	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	0	3.00
2016-06-05	San Diego Padres	Colorado Rockies	0	8.10	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.10
2016-06-07	San Diego Padres	Atlanta Braves	1	6.23	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.62
2016-06-13	San Diego Padres	Miami Marlins	0	5.06	1	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.69
2016-06-16	San Diego Padres	Washington Nationals	0	5.68	1	1.0	2	2	1	0	1	2	1.89
2016-06-22	Baltimore Orioles	San Diego Padres	0	4.91	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.77
2016-06-24	Cincinnati Reds	San Diego Padres	0	4.32	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.56
2016-06-28	San Diego Padres	Baltimore Orioles	0	3.48	1	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	2	1.55
June	San Diego Padres		1	3.86	9	9.1	12	5	4	0	2	7	1.50
2016-07-01	San Diego Padres	New York Yankees	0	6.10	1	0.0	1	3	3	0	1	0	1.74
2016-07-06	Arizona Diamondbacks	San Diego Padres	0	7.15	1	1.0	3	2	2	1	0	0	1.85
2016-07-08	Los Angeles Dodgers	San Diego Padres	0	6.57	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1.95
2016-07-18	St. Louis Cardinals	San Diego Padres	0	6.75	1	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1.88
2016-07-24	Washington Nationals	San Diego Padres	0	6.28	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.74
2016-07-25	Toronto Blue Jays	San Diego Padres	0	6.46	1	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.76
2016-07-31	San Diego Padres	Cincinnati Reds	0	6.19	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.69
July	San Diego Padres		0	11.12	7	5.2	8	7	7	2	3	1	1.94
2016-08-02	San Diego Padres	Milwaukee Brewers	0	5.82	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.65
August	San Diego Padres		0	0.00	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	L	ERA	G	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
2016-05-21	Lake Elsinore Storm	Bakersfield Blaze	0	0.00	1	1.0	2	1	0	1	1	3.00
2016-05-24	Inland Empire 66ers	Lake Elsinore Storm	0	0.00	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1.50
2016-05-25	Inland Empire 66ers	Lake Elsinore Storm	1	6.00	1	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1.67
May	Lake Elsinore Storm		1	6.00	3	3.0	4	3	2	1	3	1.67

Statcast Statistics

Season	Age	Pitches	Batted Balls	Barrels	Barrel %	Barrel/PA	Exit Velocity	Max EV	Launch Angle	LA Sweet- Spot %	XBA	XSLG	WOBA	XWOBA	XWOBACON	HardHit%	K%	BB%	ERA	xERA
2015	38	593	136	6	4.4	3.5	87.2	110.0	10.1	29.4	.272	.400	.249	.313	.343	34.6	13.5	6.4	2.18	4.07
2016	39	280	61	4	6.6	5.2	90.1	114.6	5.3	29.5	.284	.449	.367	.346	.357	42.6	11.7	7.8	5.82	5.17
Player		873	197	10	5.1	4.0	88.1	114.6	8.5	29.4	.276	.416	.287	.324	.348	37.1	12.9	6.9
MLB					7.2	4.9	88.6	122.9	12.4	33.3	.245	.404	.315	.315	.368	37.0	22.2	8.4

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Thornton relies on 4 pitches.

Sinker

(63.6%) ,

Cutter

(22.9%) ,

Four Seamer

(7.5%) ,

Slider

(6.1%) ,

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Batted Ball Profile

Season	GB %	AIR %	FB %	LD %	PU %	Pull %	Straight %	Oppo %	Pull GB %	Straight GB %	Oppo GB %	Pull AIR %	Straight AIR %	Oppo AIR %
		AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups				All Batted Balls			Batted Ball Breakdown
2015	45.6	54.4	16.9	27.9	9.6	35.3	40.4	24.3	18.4	19.9	7.4	16.9	20.6	16.9
2016	54.1	45.9	16.4	24.6	4.9	41.0	39.3	19.7	26.2	21.3	6.6	14.8	18.0	13.1
Player	48.2	51.8	16.8	26.9	8.1	37.1	40.1	22.8	20.8	20.3	7.1	16.2	19.8	15.7
MLB	44.2	55.8	24.0	24.7	7.1	37.4	37.4	25.1	20.6	17.6	5.9	16.7	19.7	19.3

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season	Weak %	Topped %	Under %	Flare/Burner %	Solid %	Barrel %	Barrel/PA
2015	10.3	29.4	22.1	25.0	2.9	4.4	3.5
2016	0.0	45.9	14.8	29.5	3.3	6.6	5.2
Player	7.1	34.5	19.8	26.4	3.0	5.1	4.0
MLB	4.0	32.4	24.9	24.4	5.9	7.2	4.9

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Similar Pitchers to Matt Thornton:

2015 - Doug Fister

2015 - Matt Garza

2015 - Tommy Milone

2015 - Jeff Samardzija

2015 - Eduardo Rodriguez

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How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.

						Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)				Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
Year	Pitch	Team	Hand	#	MPH	Vertical Drop	vs. Comparable	Horizontal Break	vs. Comparable	Vertical Break	vs. Avg	Horizontal Break	vs. Avg
2016	Cutter	SD	L	64	86.7	31.2	-2.8	14.1ARM	-16.5	5.7	-2.6	14.1ARM	-13.0
2016	4-Seam Fastball	SD	L	21	92.1	17.2	-0.7	10.4ARM	3.2	15.6	-0.2	10.4ARM	0.8
2016	Sinker	SD	L	178	92.0	20.1	-1.4	17.2ARM	3.4	12.7	-2.1	17.2ARM	1.8
2016	Slider	SD	L	17	84.1	36.1	-1.2	2.0ARM	-7.3	3.0	-1.6	2.0ARM	-5.7
2015	Cutter	WSH	L	60	87.7	28.3	-1.1	13.8ARM	-16.2	8.0	0.0	13.8ARM	-13.8
2015	4-Seam Fastball	WSH	L	210	94.2	14.9	0.2	9.9ARM	2.9	16.5	0.3	9.9ARM	1.1
2015	Sinker	WSH	L	205	94.3	18.3	-2.5	14.5ARM	0.7	13.1	-2.3	14.5ARM	-1.1
2015	Slider	WSH	L	106	84.1	37.5	-0.1	2.3GLV	-2.7	1.8	-0.7	2.3GLV	-1.9

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

				Runs
Year	Team	PA	Pitches	Heart	Shadow	Chase	Waste	All
2008		258	1,008	9	12	-3	-2	16
2009		282	1,144	-1	18	1	-3	14
2010		230	954	8	14	-4	-2	16
2011		253	1,033	9	6	-7	-3	5
2012		262	1,002	-2	12	-3	-3	4
2013		184	701	-3	10	-4	-3	-1
2014		150	629	6	5	-4	-3	4
2015		168	581	1	9	-1	-2	7
2016		77	280	1	1	-4	-2	-3
Player		1,864	7,332	28	86	-30	28	62

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Statcast Pitching Run Value (Leveraged)

These run values are leveraged, meaning the base/out situation at the time of the event does impact the run value (thus introducing context outside the batter's own contribution).

				Runs
Year	Team	PA	Pitches	Heart	Shadow	Chase	Waste	All	+/- Due To Leverage
2008		258	1,008	8	7	-4	-2	9	-7
2009		282	1,144	2	15	1	-3	16	1
2010		230	954	8	14	-3	-2	18	1
2011		253	1,033	4	3	-8	-3	-4	-9
2012		262	1,002	-3	14	-2	-4	5	1
2013		184	701	-6	11	-3	-3	-1	0
2014		150	629	3	3	-4	-4	-2	-5
2015		168	581	3	12	-1	-2	11	4
2016		77	280	-1	2	-3	-2	-4	0
Player		1,864	7,332	18	81	-26	18	48	-14

Plate Discipline

Season	Pitches	Zone %	Zone Swing %	Zone Contact %	Chase %	Chase Contact %	Edge %	1st Pitch Strike %	Swing %	Whiff %	Meatball %	Meatball Swing %
2015	593	48.9	71.0	84.0	26.1	72.2	41.3	58.5	48.1	19.3	7.4	88.6
2016	280	52.9	75.7	88.4	25.8	73.5	41.4	59.7	52.1	15.1	8.6	83.3
Player	873	50.2	72.6	85.5	26.0	72.6	41.4	58.9	49.4	17.9	7.8	86.8
MLB		48.9	67.0	82.5	28.4	58.0	42.7	61.1	47.3	25.0	7.3	76.3

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year	xwOBA / xERA	xBA	xSLG	xISO	xOBP	Brl	Brl%	EV	Hard Hit%	K%	BB%	Whiff%	Chase Rate	FB Velo	FB Spin	CB Spin	Extension
2015														72	36		48
2016														35	18		26

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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year	Team	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	HR-xHR	Doubters	Mostly Gone	No Doubters	No Doubter %
2016		22.23	2	3.4	-1	1	3	1	50.0
Player		22.23	2	3.4	-1	1	3	1	50.0

Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.

Standard

Year	Team	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	HR-xHR	Doubters	Mostly Gone	No Doubters	No Doubter %
2016		22.23	2	3.3	-1	0	2	2	100.0
Player		22.23	2	3.3	-1	0	2	2	100.0

Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Standard" view here accounts for different wall heights and distances but excludes environmental effects. It is based purely on the observed trajectory of the hit.

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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year	HR
2016	2	4	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	2	4	3	2	3	4	3	2	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	5	4	4	4
Player	2	4	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	2	4	3	2	3	4	3	2	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	5	4	4	4

Standard

Year	HR
2016	2	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4
Player	2	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4

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Year to Year Changes

	2016	+/-		2015
Results
BA	.314	+.102	↑	.212
xBA	.284	+.012	↑	.272
OBP	.377	+.111	↑	.266
xOBP	.349	+.024	↑	.325
SLG	.471	+.157	↑	.314
xSLG	.449	+.049	↑	.400
ISO	.157	+.054	↑	.103
xISO	.165	+.038	↑	.127
BABIP	.339	+.104	↑	.235
wOBA	.367	+.118	↑	.249
xwOBA	.346	+.033	↑	.313
wOBACON	.384	+.122	↑	.262
xwOBACON	.357	+.014	↑	.343
BACON	.361	+.115	↑	.246
xBACON	.326	+.006	↑	.320
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit %	42.6	+8.0	↑	34.6
Avg Exit Velocity	90.1	+2.9	↑	87.2
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot %	29.5	+0.1	↑	29.4
Barrel %	6.6	+2.2	↑	4.4
Avg Launch Angle	5.3	-4.8	↓	10.1
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed	0.0	--		--
Attack Angle	0°	--		--
Ideal Attack Angle %	0.0	--		--
Attack Direction	0°	--		--
Swing Path - Tilt	0°	--		--
Swing Length	0.0	--		--
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity	90.7	-2.7	↓	93.4
Breaking Velocity	84.1	0.0		84.1
Offspeed Velocity	0.0	--		--
Batted Ball Results
Barrels	4	-2	↓	6
Popup %	4.9	-4.7	↓	9.6
Flyball %	16.4	-0.5	↓	16.9
Line Drive %	24.6	-3.3	↓	27.9
Groundball %	54.1	+8.5	↑	45.6
Pull %	41.0	+5.7	↑	35.3
Straight Away %	39.3	-1.1	↓	40.4
Opposite Field %	19.7	-4.6	↓	24.3
Weak Contact %	0.0	-10.3	↓	10.3
Pull Airball %	14.8	-2.1	↓	16.9
Topped Contact %	45.9	+16.5	↑	29.4
Under Contact %	14.8	-7.3	↓	22.1
Flare/Burner Contact %	29.5	+4.5	↑	25.0
Solid Contact %	3.3	+0.4	↑	2.9
HR/FB %	20.0	+11.3	↑	8.7
Popups	3	-10	↓	13
Flyballs	10	-13	↓	23
Line Drives	15	-23	↓	38
Groundballs	33	-29	↓	62
Plate Discipline
In Zone %	52.9	+4.0	↑	48.9
Out of Zone %	47.1	-4.0	↓	51.1
Edge %	41.4	+0.1	↑	41.3
Zone Swing %	75.7	+4.7	↑	71.0
Out of Zone Swing %	25.8	-0.3	↓	26.1
In Zone Contact %	88.4	+4.4	↑	84.0
Out of Zone Contact %	73.5	+1.3	↑	72.2
Whiff %	15.1	-4.2	↓	19.3
First Strike %	59.7	+1.2	↑	58.5
First Pitch Swing %	37.7	+7.9	↑	29.8
Swing %	52.1	+4.0	↑	48.1
Meatball Swing %	83.3	-5.3	↓	88.6
Meatball %	8.6	+1.2	↑	7.4
Zone Swing & Miss %	11.6	-4.4	↓	16.0
Out of Zone Swing & Miss %	26.5	-1.3	↓	27.8
In Zone	148	-142	↓	290
Out of Zone	132	-171	↓	303
Edge	116	-129	↓	245
In Zone Swings	112	-94	↓	206
Out of Zone Swings	34	-45	↓	79
In Zone Swing & Misses	13	-20	↓	33
Out of Zone Swing & Misses	9	-13	↓	22
Basic
Pitches	280	-313	↓	593
PA	77	-94	↓	171
AB	70	-86	↓	156
Hits	22	-11	↓	33
Singles	15	-7	↓	22
Doubles	5	-3	↓	8
Triples	0	-1	↓	1
Home Runs	2	0		2
Walks	6	-5	↓	11
Strikeouts	9	-14	↓	23
K%	11.7	-1.8	↓	13.5
BB%	7.8	+1.4	↑	6.4
HBP	1	0		1
Batted Balls	61	-75	↓	136
Number of Fastballs	263	-212	↓	475
Number of Offspeed	0	0		0
Number of Breaking	17	-89	↓	106

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Statcast Fielder Positioning

				vs RHH			vs LHH
Year	Alignment Type	PA	wOBA	PA	Total	%	PA	Total	%
2016	Shifts	76	.363	53	0	0.0	23	9	39.1

! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

		Bases Empty				Runners On Base
Season	Team	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %
2010		240	14.0	61.7%	1.7%	154	20.0	4.5%	4.5%
2011		250	13.7	67.6%	0.8%	165	20.1	4.8%	3.0%
2012		294	14.8	51.7%	1.4%	155	20.0	5.2%	4.5%
2013		168	15.9	35.7%	3.0%	124	23.1	1.6%	8.1%
2014		146	15.8	37.7%	2.1%	111	21.8	0.9%	7.2%
2015		151	15.0	49.7%	4.0%	112	21.3	7.1%	9.8%
2016		77	15.5	44.2%	2.6%	44	22.2	11.4%	4.5%

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Pitch Distribution

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