Pitcher · 2016
Matt Thornton
- Age
- 40
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Number
- #37
- Born
- September 15, 1976 in Three Rivers, MI, USA
- MLB debut
- June 27, 2004
- dbWAR
- .4 2 season(s)
- IP
- 17.0
- ERA
- 5.82
- FIP
- 4.85
- K/9
- 4.8
- FIP−
- 116 100 = avg
Matt Thornton is a relief pitcher for the San Diego Padres. In 2016 he struck out 9 batters over 17.0 innings across 18 appearances, going 1-0. His ERA of 5.82 was 39.0% higher than the league average of 4.19. Stripping out defence, his 4.85 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 15.1% of swings (7.9% of every pitch he threw), walked 7.8% of the batters he faced and struck out 11.7%. His -0.0 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2016.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 18 | 0 | 17.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5.82 | 4.85 | 1.65 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 139 | 116 | -0.0 | |
| 2015 | 60 | 0 | 41.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 23 | 11 | 2.18 | 3.52 | 1.06 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 55 | 89 | 0.4 |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 23 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .300 | .391 | .500 | .389 | 21.7% |
| vs RHB | 54 | 50 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .320 | .370 | .460 | .363 | 7.4% |
Pitch sequencing
What Matt Thornton throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2016.
| Sinker | 178 | 91.4 | 2,541 | 43.8% | 14.1% | |
| Cutter | 64 | 86.1 | 1,809 | 39.1% | 15.8% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 21 | 91.5 | 2,232 | 42.9% | 22.2% | |
| Slider | 17 | 83.5 | 794 | 23.5% | 14.3% |
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wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.