P Matt Thornton #20
St. Louis Blues (KAN) AAA
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
04/30/2002
BNN Index | AAA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P MATT THORNTON #20 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
1 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 88 100 76 88
Movement 62 83 52 62
HRA 81 100 71 81
PBABIP 32 39 29 32
Control 40 43 38 40
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 65 65
Slider 66 66
Changeup 83 83
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 12
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 38
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 8
Stealing Ability: 9
Baserunning Inst.: 15
Sacrifice Bunt: 27
Bunt for Hit: 10
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
04/19/2002 @ HOU Loss, 3-5 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
04/16/2002 BRK Loss, 3-4 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 Loss
04/13/2002 @ NOR Loss, 2-4 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
03/22/2002 IND Win, 11-9 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 Win
03/18/2002 @ HOM Win, 12-0 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
03/12/2002 @ IND Win, 12-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
03/09/2002 NYG Win, 7-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
03/04/2002 @ HOD Loss, 4-6 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Thornton is dedicated to his craft.
Birthday:09/15/1967
Born in:Three Rivers, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 6"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$166,000
Signed Through:2002 Season
Major Service:None, 8 Days
Service This Yr:8 Days
40-Man Service:None, 64 Days
Pro Service:2 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
WHIRLED BASEBALL 2002 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 2 0 0 1 0 3.00 3.0 2 2 1 0 1 1 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 0 0 0.0 2 0 9.00 6.00 3.00 3.00 3.50 1.00 98 0.0 .182        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500      
vs. RHB 8 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .125 .222 .250 .472      
WHIRLED BASEBALL 2002 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 0 0 1 0 3.00 3.0 2 2 1 0 1 1  
Spring Training 5 0 1 0 0 3.18 5.2 3 2 2 2 0 5  
Career 2 0 0 1 0 3.00 3.0 2 2 1 0 1 1  
Home 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 0  
Road 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1  
Grass 2 0 0 1 0 3.00 3.0 2 2 1 0 1 1  
Night 2 0 0 1 0 3.00 3.0 2 2 1 0 1 1  
As Reliever / Substitution 2 0 0 1 0 3.00 3.0 2 2 1 0 1 1  
WBL TRIPLE A 2002 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.20 0.00 80 0.0 .000        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
vs. RHB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
WBL TRIPLE A 2002 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0  
Last Year 17 0 1 1 2 2.89 28.0 18 9 9 2 4 19  
2 Years Ago 29 0 2 3 10 2.73 29.2 18 9 9 2 10 32  
Career 47 0 3 4 12 2.79 58.0 36 18 18 4 14 51  
Road 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0  
Grass 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0  
Night 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0  
As Reliever / Substitution 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0  
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+
2002 Kansas City - WBL 34 2 0 0 1 0 3.00 3.0 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.00 .182 3.50 0.0 114
Total WBL 2 0 0 1 0 3.00 3.0 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.00 .182 3.50 0.0 114
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 Hartford - AAA 32 12 0 0 2 6 7.20 10.0 5 8 8 1 4 9 0 0 0.90 .167 5.58 -0.1 65
2000 St. Louis - AAA 32 17 0 2 1 4 0.46 19.2 13 1 1 1 6 23 0 0 0.97 .255 2.46 0.8 932
2000 Total - AAA 32 29 0 2 3 10 2.73 29.2 18 9 9 2 10 32 0 0 0.94 .225 3.51 0.7 169
2001 St. Louis - AAA 33 17 0 1 1 2 2.89 28.0 18 9 9 2 4 19 0 0 0.79 .213 3.33 0.7 171
2002 St. Louis - AAA 34 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 3.20 0.0 999
Total AAA 47 0 3 4 12 2.79 58.0 36 18 18 4 14 51 0 0 0.86 .218 3.42 171.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2002 Kansas City - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2002 St. Louis - AAA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2000 Drafted in the 2000 free agent draft by the New York Gothams (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick).
04/15/2000 Injured on 04/14/2000, diagnosed with a mild shoulder strain, is day-to-day.
05/13/2000 Released by the New York Gothams.
05/30/2000 Signed a minor league contract ($120,000 bonus) with the Kansas City Monarchs organization.
06/10/2000 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),out for 6 weeks.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (59); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 68 (68).
06/29/2001 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/04/2001 Wins the 2001 WBL Triple A Round 3 with the St. Louis Blues!
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 54 (54); Movement: 51 (51); Control: 51 (51).
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