P Matt Thornton #37
Montreal Expos ML
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
07/16/2009
BNN Index | ML | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P MATT THORNTON #37 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
17 0 1-0 0 3.97 22.2 22 3 16 13 1.68 -0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 51 53 50 51
Movement 88 89 87 88
Control 59 60 59 59
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 76 76
Slider 63 63
Changeup 49 49
Sinker 62 62
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 95-97 Mph
Stamina 13
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 81
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 11
Baserunning Inst.: 9
Sacrifice Bunt: 6
Bunt for Hit: 5
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/14/2009 @ ARI Win, 5-4 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 Win
06/22/2009 @ CHN Win, 9-3 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
06/17/2009 @ SD Loss, 2-3 1.1 2 0 0 0 0
06/14/2009 PHI Win, 9-2 1.0 1 1 1 2 2
06/07/2009 @ TOR Win, 3-2 1.1 2 2 2 1 0
06/01/2009 HOU Win, 6-4 1.1 1 2 2 2 0
05/26/2009 @ LAN Loss, 1-5 2.1 3 1 1 0 2
05/20/2009 @ TEX Loss, 1-5 0.2 2 2 2 1 1
05/13/2009 @ NYA Loss, 4-9 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
05/11/2009 SEA Loss, 2-6 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Garden-variety ballplayer.
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:09/15/1976
Born in:Three Rivers, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 6"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,900,000
Signed Through:2009 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 106 Days
Service This Yr:106 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 106 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension:$1,900,000 total for 1 year
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE 2009 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 17 0 1 0 0 3.97 22.2 22 10 10 3 16 13 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 1 0.0 17 5 15.09 8.74 5.16 6.35 5.71 1.68 134 -0.3 .288        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 30 9 2 0 1 4 3 3 0 1 0 .300 .364 .467 .830      
vs. RHB 52 13 0 0 2 6 13 10 0 0 0 .250 .400 .365 .765      
MAJOR LEAGUE 2009 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
This Week 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0  
April 5 0 0 0 0 1.12 8.0 5 1 1 0 6 7  
May 6 0 0 0 0 4.91 7.1 9 4 4 1 5 3  
June 5 0 0 0 0 7.50 6.0 8 5 5 2 5 3  
July 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0  
Spring Training 9 0 0 0 1 3.18 5.2 7 2 2 0 3 7  
Last Year 23 0 0 0 0 2.79 38.2 34 15 12 3 9 29  
2 Years Ago 26 0 1 1 0 3.35 45.2 44 17 17 5 10 40  
Career 300 0 27 15 5 3.53 535.1 519 231 210 41 151 416  
Home 7 0 0 0 0 3.48 10.1 6 4 4 2 9 5  
Road 10 0 1 0 0 4.38 12.1 16 6 6 1 7 8  
Grass 16 0 1 0 0 3.38 21.1 20 8 8 3 15 13  
Turf 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 0  
Day 7 0 0 0 0 3.72 9.2 11 4 4 1 7 6  
Night 10 0 1 0 0 4.15 13.0 11 6 6 2 9 7  
As Reliever / Substitution 17 0 1 0 0 3.97 22.2 22 10 10 3 16 13  
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+
2001 Montreal - ML 24 41 0 5 5 0 4.06 84.1 87 42 38 7 24 73 0 0 1.32 .314 3.56 1.4 116
2002 Montreal - ML 25 38 0 2 0 1 3.33 73.0 72 30 27 3 14 64 0 0 1.18 .314 2.47 1.9 131
2003 Montreal - ML 26 43 0 4 0 0 2.61 79.1 75 26 23 3 21 53 0 0 1.21 .291 3.18 1.6 175
2004 Montreal - ML 27 29 0 2 1 2 1.92 51.2 34 11 11 2 19 43 0 0 1.03 .234 3.06 1.1 236
2005 Montreal - ML 28 58 0 11 5 1 3.64 96.1 88 43 39 10 26 75 0 0 1.18 .284 3.55 1.1 114
2006 Montreal - ML 29 25 0 1 3 1 6.80 43.2 63 37 33 5 12 26 0 0 1.72 .362 4.49 0.3 69
2007 Montreal - ML 30 26 0 1 1 0 3.35 45.2 44 17 17 5 10 40 0 0 1.18 .293 3.92 0.6 140
2008 Montreal - ML 31 23 0 0 0 0 2.79 38.2 34 15 12 3 9 29 0 0 1.11 .263 3.47 0.5 156
2009 Montreal - ML 32 17 0 1 0 0 3.97 22.2 22 10 10 3 16 13 0 0 1.68 .288 5.71 -0.3 107
Total ML 300 0 27 15 5 3.53 535.1 519 231 210 41 151 416 0 0 1.25 .297 3.50 8.1 127
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+
2000 Quebec - AAA 23 39 0 1 3 2 2.13 42.1 24 10 10 2 11 29 0 0 0.83 .193 3.13 1.1 235
Total MAAA 39 0 1 3 2 2.13 42.1 24 10 10 2 11 29 0 0 0.83 .193 3.13 234.9
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+
2000 Quebec - MAAA 23 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.33 .143 2.72 0.1 999
2002 Montreal - ML 25 2 0 0 0 0 4.15 4.1 4 3 2 1 1 3 0 0 1.15 .250 5.42 -0.0 105
2007 Montreal - ML 30 3 0 1 0 0 0.00 6.2 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0.75 .278 2.09 0.2 999
Total ML 5 0 1 0 0 1.64 11.0 9 3 2 1 1 8 0 0 0.91 .267 3.40 265.8
Total MAAA 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.33 .143 2.72 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2000 Quebec - AAA P 38 0 2 6 0 9 1 .889 42.1 1.70 +0.2 1.022
2001 Montreal - MLB P 41 0 2 10 0 12 0 1.000 84.1 1.28 -0.4 1.034
2002 Montreal - MLB P 38 0 5 11 0 16 0 1.000 73.0 1.97 +0.8 1.028
2003 Montreal - MLB P 42 0 4 11 0 15 0 1.000 79.1 1.70 +1.0 1.033
2004 Montreal - MLB P 29 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 51.2 0.35 -0.2 .000
2005 Montreal - MLB P 58 0 4 8 0 13 1 .923 96.1 1.12 -0.6 1.004
2006 Montreal - MLB P 24 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 43.2 1.44 -0.2 1.015
2007 Montreal - MLB P 24 0 2 8 1 10 0 1.000 45.2 1.97 +0.5 .985
2008 Montreal - MLB P 23 0 3 3 0 7 1 .857 38.2 1.40 -0.1 1.007
2009 Montreal - MLB P 17 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 22.2 0.79 +0.4 1.033
TOTAL P 334 0 26 64 1 93 3 .968 577.2 1.40 +1.4 1.019
PLAYER HISTORY
09/06/2000 Wins the 2000 ML Triple A Round 2 with the Quebec Capitales!
11/08/2000 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $158,400 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 51 (69); Movement: 79 (79); Control: 56 (56).
11/10/2001 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $158,400 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (66); Movement: 77 (77); Control: 57 (57).
11/16/2002 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $158,400 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 58 (64); Movement: 77 (77); Control: 58 (58).
11/16/2003 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $750,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 58 (58); Movement: 86 (86); Control: 69 (71).
03/21/2004 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
11/15/2004 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,062,500.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (56); Movement: 82 (84); Control: 70 (71).
09/27/2005 Injured (dead arm),out for 3 weeks.
11/15/2005 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,500,000.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 82 (83); Control: 70 (70).
10/28/2006 Injured (knee contusion),out for 2 weeks.
11/15/2006 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $5,600,000 with the Montreal Expos organization.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 84 (84); Control: 72 (72).
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 54 (54); Movement: 83 (83); Control: 69 (69).
05/03/2008 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 2 weeks.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 52 (52); Movement: 86 (86); Control: 63 (63).
06/17/2009 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,900,000 with the Montreal Expos organization.
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