Matt Thornton
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| 36-year-old Pitcher |
| Chicago White Sox |
| Date of Birth: September 15, 1976 |
| Height: 6-6 Weight: 235 |
| Bats/Throws: L/L |
| Drafted: Round 1 of 1998 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 28 | MLB | Seattle Mariners | 55 | 0 | 4 | 57.0 | 263 | 54 | 13 | 33 | 33 | 42 | 57 | 5.21 | 1.68 | 5.21 | ||
| 2006 | 29 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 63 | 5 | 3 | 54.0 | 227 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 49 | 3.33 | 1.24 | 3.33 |
| 2007 | 30 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 68 | 4 | 4 | 56.1 | 249 | 59 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 55 | 4.79 | 1.50 | 4.95 |
| 2008 | 31 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 74 | 5 | 3 | 67.1 | 268 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 77 | 2.67 | 0.99 | 2.67 |
| 2009 | 32 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 70 | 6 | 3 | 72.1 | 291 | 58 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 87 | 2.74 | 1.07 | 2.74 |
| 2010 | 33 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 61 | 5 | 4 | 60.2 | 239 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 81 | 2.67 | 1.00 | 2.67 |
| 2011 | 34 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 62 | 2 | 5 | 59.2 | 262 | 61 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 21 | 63 | 3.47 | 1.37 | 5.13 |
| 2012 | 35 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 74 | 4 | 10 | 65.0 | 266 | 64 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 53 | 3.60 | 1.24 | 3.74 |
| 2013 | 36 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 32 | 0 | 2 | 22.1 | 94 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 3.22 | 1.34 | 4.03 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 | |
| 2005 | 28 | MLB | Seattle Mariners | 16.0% | 21.7% | .297 | 6.69 | |||
| 2006 | 29 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 9.3% | 21.6% | .285 | 53% | 7% | 3.81 | 3.79 |
| 2007 | 30 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 10.4% | 22.1% | .357 | 47% | 5% | 3.77 | 4.70 |
| 2008 | 31 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 7.1% | 28.7% | .267 | 54% | 6% | 2.78 | 2.74 |
| 2009 | 32 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 6.9% | 29.9% | .306 | 46% | 5% | 2.51 | 3.01 |
| 2010 | 33 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 8.4% | 33.9% | .302 | 45% | 4% | 2.11 | 2.42 |
| 2011 | 34 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 8.0% | 24.0% | .354 | 49% | 3% | 2.66 | 4.00 |
| 2012 | 35 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 6.4% | 19.9% | .326 | 56% | 5% | 3.14 | 3.68 |
| 2013 | 36 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 9.6% | 17.0% | .295 | 44% | 8% | 4.85 | 4.68 |
Extended Statistics
2013: Chi White Sox | 2012: Chi White Sox | 2011: Chi White Sox
| Split Statistics with Chi White Sox in 2012 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| October | 1.1 | 6 | 16.7% | 0.0% | .250 | 80% | 6.77 |
| April | 11.0 | 42 | 0.0% | 23.8% | .258 | 62% | 0.82 |
| May | 11.0 | 49 | 12.2% | 14.3% | .333 | 56% | 4.91 |
| June | 11.1 | 50 | 8.0% | 26.0% | .419 | 56% | 3.97 |
| July | 11.2 | 45 | 2.2% | 20.0% | .324 | 61% | 4.63 |
| August | 8.2 | 37 | 5.4% | 13.5% | .308 | 42% | 4.15 |
| September | 10.0 | 37 | 8.1% | 24.3% | .320 | 56% | 2.70 |
| AWAY | 31.1 | 135 | 4.4% | 15.6% | .347 | 53% | 4.31 |
| HOME | 33.2 | 131 | 8.4% | 24.4% | .301 | 60% | 2.94 |
Game Log
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| June 18 | MLB | @ Minnesota | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| June 17 | MLB | @ Houston | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 11 | MLB | vs. Toronto | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 10 | MLB | vs. Toronto | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| June 9 | MLB | vs. Oakland | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 6 | MLB | vs. Oakland | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| June 5 | MLB | @ Seattle | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| June 3 | MLB | @ Seattle | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| May 31 | MLB | @ Oakland | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 26 | MLB | vs. Miami | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 24 | MLB | vs. Miami | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 21 | MLB | vs. Boston | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 20 | MLB | vs. Boston | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| May 15 | MLB | @ Minnesota | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 11 | MLB | vs. LA Angels | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 8 | MLB | @ NY Mets | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 6 | MLB | @ Kansas City | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 5 | MLB | @ Kansas City | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 4 | MLB | @ Kansas City | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2 | MLB | @ Texas | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 1 | MLB | @ Texas | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 28 | MLB | vs. Tampa Bay | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 26 | MLB | vs. Tampa Bay | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 24 | MLB | vs. Cleveland | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 22 | MLB | vs. Cleveland | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| April 20 | MLB | vs. Minnesota | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 14 | MLB | @ Cleveland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| April 12 | MLB | @ Cleveland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 9 | MLB | @ Washington | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| April 6 | MLB | vs. Seattle | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Player Notes
February 2013
South Side Sox: White Sox 2013 spring training storylines: Matt Thornton's sore elbow now a storylineMatt Thornton roared into Camelback Ranch feeling so fit I half-expected him to start selling NutriBullets i...
August 2012
South Side Sox: Athletics 9, White Sox 7: Sox come back, can't hold onThornton took the mound after the White Sox took a 7-6 lead.
November 2011
LoHud Yankees Blog: The temptation of Matt ThorntonThere’s a lot to like about Matt Thornton.
April 2011
South Side Sox: Rays 9, White Sox 7: Thornton, defense collapseMatt Thornton had to record five outs in the ninth inning, and that allowed the Tampa Bay Rays to score five r...
March 2011
South Side Sox: White Sox Agree to 2 year, $12 million extension with Matt ThorntonWhite Sox and All-Star LHP Matt Thornton agree on two-year, $12-million contract extension that includes a clu...
December 2010
River Ave. Blues: Mailbag: Thornton, Hamels, Montero, CC, DanksIt’s been a pretty busy week around these parts and we have quite a few mailbag questions to answer.