Born on September 15, 1976 in Three Rivers, Michigan, Matt Thornton (Matthew J. Thornton) played for the Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 3 year career. Thornton broke into the bigs on June 27, 2004 with the Seattle Mariners, and put up a 5.21 ERA in 57 innings pitched in 2005, his rookie year.
Scouting Report[]
Statistics[]
Pitching Stats[]
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
2004
SEA
A
19
1
1
2
4.13
30
15
15
0
0
0
32.2
30
2
25
1
2
0
2005
SEA
A
55
0
0
4
5.21
57
33
33
0
0
0
57
54
13
42
2
7
0
2006
CHI
A
63
0
5
3
3.33
49
20
20
0
0
2
54
46
5
21
4
1
1
2007
CHI
A
68
0
4
4
4.79
55
31
30
0
0
2
56.1
59
4
26
6
3
2
Total
205
1
10
13
4.41
191
99
98
0
0
4
200
189
24
114
13
13
3
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
2004
SEA
A
P
19
1
32.2
0
4
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
1.000
2005
SEA
A
P
55
0
57
0
6
0
1
0
4
6
0
0
1.000
2006
CHI
A
P
63
0
54
2
8
1
0
0
1
4
0
0
.909
2007
CHI
A
P
68
0
56.1
5
8
0
2
0
1
1
1
0
1.000
Total
P
205
1
200
7
26
1
4
0
6
12
3
0
.971
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
2004
SEA
A
19
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2005
SEA
A
55
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2006
CHI
A
63
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2007
CHI
A
68
1
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Total
205
1
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Transactions[]
Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 27th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 1, 1995).
Selected by Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (22nd pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1998 - signed July 3, 1998).
Traded by Seattle Mariners to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Joe Borchard (March 20, 2006).