Tyler Thornburg
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 5' 11" 190LBS | Age: 36
Draft: 2010 | Rd: 3, #96, Milwaukee Brewers | Charleston Southern
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2019 0 0 7.71 16 0 0 18.2 22 1.66
2020 0 0 3.86 7 0 0 7 10 1.57
2022 0 1 3.32 14 0 0 19 14 1.42
9 Seasons 16 10 3.46 206 10 13 288.1 287 1.28
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2019 16 0-0 7.71 18.2 22 1.66
2020 7 0-0 3.86 7 10 1.57
2022 14 0-1 3.32 19 14 1.42
9 Seasons 206 16-10 3.46 288.1 287 1.28
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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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 26 645 102 4 3.9 2.6 88.3 110.5 14.0 35.3 .262 .423 .312 .333 .396 33.3 22.5 7.9 3.67 4.67
2016 27 1145 146 8 5.5 3.0 88.9 109.8 18.9 33.6 .191 .331 .240 .269 .361 39.0 34.2 9.5 2.15 3.00
2018 29 430 75 5 6.7 4.7 88.5 111.3 19.4 32.0 .283 .457 .382 .353 .402 37.3 19.6 9.3 5.63 5.44
2019 30 382 53 8 15.1 9.3 92.4 112.7 20.4 39.6 .242 .581 .399 .378 .469 56.6 25.6 11.6 7.71 6.66
2020 31 147 17 1 5.9 3.1 91.1 100.1 31.6 41.2 .228 .366 .286 .322 .400 41.2 31.3 15.6 3.86 4.42
2022 33 362 61 1 1.6 1.1 88.6 109.8 21.3 24.6 .188 .292 .285 .275 .256 36.1 16.1 12.6 3.32 3.10
Player 3111 454 27 5.9 3.7 89.2 112.7 18.9 33.5 .227 .395 .302 .311 .376 39.2 26.3 10.1
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Thornburg relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(58.0%) ,
Curveball
(21.5%) ,
Changeup
(13.8%) ,
Slider
(6.6%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 35.3 23.5 33.3 7.8 47.1 34.3 17.6 2.9 28.4 26.5 28.4 6.9 3.9 2.6
2016 35.6 25.3 27.4 11.6 32.9 39.7 26.7 2.7 25.3 33.6 21.9 8.9 5.5 3.0
2018 37.3 25.3 25.3 12.0 49.3 36.0 14.7 1.3 22.7 32.0 34.7 2.7 6.7 4.7
2019 30.2 35.8 26.4 7.5 41.5 37.7 20.8 3.8 22.6 28.3 15.1 15.1 15.1 9.3
2020 23.5 23.5 23.5 29.4 29.4 70.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 47.1 41.2 5.9 5.9 3.1
2022 32.8 34.4 21.3 11.5 39.3 37.7 23.0 6.6 21.3 47.5 13.1 9.8 1.6 1.1
Player 34.4 27.3 27.3 11.0 40.5 38.5 20.5 3.1 23.8 33.5 24.2 8.1 5.9 3.7
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


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)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2022 4-Seam Fastball MIN R 209 93.5 12.3 2.8 6.5ARM -0.9 19.1 2.9 6.5ARM -0.8
2022 Slider MIN R 24 83.4 43.6 5.3 1.3GLV -5.1 -4.2 6.0 1.3GLV -4.4
2022 Changeup MIN R 50 84.7 27.7 -3.7 11.7ARM -2.4 10.4 -4.5 11.7ARM -2.5
2022 Curveball MIN R 78 76.1 63.5 5.0 8.2GLV -2.1 -15.6 5.7 8.2GLV -0.9
2020 Curveball CIN R 32 76.6 62.4 4.8 9.9GLV -0.2 -15.3 5.6 9.9GLV 0.7
2020 4-Seam Fastball CIN R 85 93.0 10.9 4.4 7.3ARM 0.3 20.8 4.8 7.3ARM 0.0
2020 Changeup CIN R 30 83.8 28.5 -2.5 10.7ARM -2.4 10.2 -3.8 10.7ARM -2.7
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2022 4-Seam Fastball -0.6 -1 210 58.0 58 .213 .319 .322 20.2 15.5 15.0 .171 .275 .280 38.5
2022 Curveball -2.1 -2 78 21.5 12 .273 .364 .388 19.2 25.0 14.3 .270 .372 .316 37.5
2022 Changeup -2.3 -1 50 13.8 11 .300 .300 .309 26.3 9.1 8.3 .223 .375 .300 33.3
2022 Slider 5.8 1 24 6.6 6 .000 .000 .000 20.0 16.7 12.5 .112 .137 .106 20.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball -0.8 -1 85 57.8 20 .250 .250 .320 27.8 25.0 20.0 .291 .514 .412 45.5
2020 Curveball -2.5 -1 32 21.8 6 .333 .500 .358 33.3 50.0 33.3 .237 .259 .217 66.7
2020 Changeup 3.4 1 30 20.4 6 .000 .000 .117 42.9 33.3 25.0 .015 .024 .129 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2022 Changeup 50 84.7 98 15.6 1:30 1:45 -15
2022 Curveball 78 76.1 92 20.9 6:45 6:45 0
2022 4-Seam Fastball 209 93.5 95 19.8 12:45 12:45 0
2022 Slider 24 83.4 44 6.4 7:00 6:30 30
2020 Changeup 27 83.8 97 14.2 1:15 1:45 -30
2020 Curveball 20 76.0 91 21.1 6:45 7:00 -15
2020 4-Seam Fastball 83 93.0 97 21.6 12:45 12:45 0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2012 95 380 0 2 -2 -2 -1
2013 267 1,062 12 12 -9 -6 10
2014 131 509 7 -1 -5 -2 -2
2015 150 641 1 3 -3 -3 -1
2016 262 1,141 14 11 -3 -4 16
2018 107 430 1 2 -4 -2 -3
2019 86 382 -4 4 -3 -3 -6
2020 32 147 1 1 -1 -1 0
2022 87 362 4 2 -5 -3 -3
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 645 50.1 66.6 83.3 28.0 64.4 43.6 60.9 47.3 21.6 7.4 77.1
2016 1,145 48.3 64.9 75.5 28.5 60.9 42.1 56.3 46.1 28.8 6.5 75.7
2018 430 47.2 65.0 84.8 28.2 67.2 37.4 55.1 45.6 20.9 7.4 68.8
2019 382 46.6 66.9 87.4 26.0 60.4 40.3 55.8 45.0 20.9 7.6 79.3
2020 147 46.3 58.8 75.0 24.1 52.6 40.1 53.1 40.1 32.2 7.5 54.5
2022 362 43.4 64.3 87.1 23.4 62.5 41.2 55.2 41.2 20.8 5.2 94.7
Player 3,111 47.6 65.2 81.2 27.2 62.3 41.3 56.7 45.3 24.5 6.8 76.1
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 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 51 68 49 41
2016 88 96 87 64 90 82 61 37 15 97 26 85 45 77 96 88 40
2018 49 94 77 44
2019 58 96 88 36
2020 44 98 48
2022 43 89 69 46
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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 21.1 6 5.2 1 4 3 3 50.0
2018 22.4 6 6.2 0 0 3 4 66.7
2019 23.3 4 6.1 -2 3 2 4 100.0
2020 -- 0 0.1 0 2 0 0 --
2022 27.4 1 1.0 0 1 1 0 0.0
Player 22.4 17 18.6 -2 10 9 11 64.7
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs 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.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 6 6 3 7 5 5 5 8 4 4 4 8 5 4 5 5 3 5 4 5 5 4 9 7 4 5 4 7 6 5 4
2018 6 7 5 7 7 7 7 6 6 4 7 7 6 5 6 7 6 6 6 7 5 6 7 6 5 5 7 7 7 7 5
2019 4 6 4 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 6 7 6 6 5 6 8 6 6
2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 17 20 13 21 19 19 19 21 15 15 18 22 19 16 18 19 16 19 17 19 17 22 23 22 16 17 17 21 22 19 16
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs 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.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.8 -- 1.9 -- -- 92.9 -- 93.7 0.8 93.0 -0.7
Offspeed Velocity 84.4 -- 1.8 -- -- 84.8 -- 85.5 0.7 83.8 -1.7
Breaking Velocity 75.8 -- 3.6 -- -- 77.9 -- 78.3 0.4 76.6 -1.7
Exit Velocity 88.3 -- 0.6 -- -- 88.5 -- 92.4 3.9 91.1 -1.3
Launch Angle 14.0 -- 4.9 -- -- 19.4 -- 20.4 1.0 31.6 11.2
Barrel % 3.9 -- 1.6 -- -- 6.7 -- 15.1 8.4 5.9 -9.2
Hard Hit % 33.3 -- 5.7 -- -- 37.3 -- 56.6 19.3 41.2 -15.4
LA Sweet-Spot % 35.3 -- -1.7 -- -- 32.0 -- 39.6 7.6 41.2 1.6
xBA .262 -- -0.071 -- -- .283 -- .242 -0.041 .228 -0.014
BA .231 -- -0.069 -- -- .295 -- .280 -0.015 .222 -0.058
xwOBA .333 -- -0.064 -- -- .353 -- .378 0.025 .322 -0.056
wOBA .312 -- -0.072 -- -- .382 -- .399 0.017 .286 -0.113
xSLG .423 -- -0.092 -- -- .457 -- .581 0.124 .366 -0.215
SLG .418 -- -0.124 -- -- .537 -- .600 0.063 .259 -0.341
K% 22.5 -- 11.7 -- -- 19.6 -- 25.6 6.0 31.3 5.7
BB% 7.9 -- 1.6 -- -- 9.3 -- 11.6 2.3 15.6 4.0
Swing % 47.3 -- -1.2 -- -- 45.6 -- 45.0 -0.6 40.1 -4.9
Whiff% 21.6 -- 7.2 -- -- 20.9 -- 20.9 0.0 32.2 11.3
In Zone % 50.1 -- -1.8 -- -- 47.2 -- 46.6 -0.6 46.3 -0.3
Out of Zone % 49.9 -- 1.8 -- -- 52.8 -- 53.4 0.6 53.7 0.3
Out of Zone Swing % 28.0 -- 0.5 -- -- 28.2 -- 26.0 -2.2 24.1 -1.9
First Pitch Swing % 25.8 -- -1.1 -- -- 27.1 -- 23.3 -3.8 25.0 1.7
First Pitch Strike % 60.9 -- -4.6 -- -- 55.1 -- 55.8 0.7 53.1 -2.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 255 .235 148 19 12.8 107 26 24.3
2018 Shifts 107 .382 63 1 1.6 44 20 45.5
2019 Shifts 86 .399 58 0 0.0 28 11 39.3
2020 Shifts 32 .286 12 1 8.3 20 15 75.0
2022 Shifts 87 .285 51 19 37.3 36 17 47.2
! 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 EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2012 136 14.6 55.1% 1.5% 39 19.8 2.6% 2.6%
2013 332 15.5 44.3% 0.9% 185 22.3 2.2% 9.2%
2014 145 16.0 36.6% 2.1% 95 22.2 1.1% 5.3%
2015 175 16.2 38.3% 2.3% 109 24.7 9.2% 17.4%
2016 331 17.4 31.4% 2.4% 185 24.4 3.8% 19.5%
2018 122 15.2 48.4% 0.8% 68 19.9 1.5% 0.0%
2019 111 16.4 27.0% 0.9% 72 22.5 0.0% 12.5%
2020 50 15.0 48.0% 0.0% 27 22.0 0.0% 14.8%
2022 78 15.2 43.6% 0.0% 101 22.2 0.0% 6.9%

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Pitch Distribution