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Matt Thornton

White Sox Career team 2006–2013
Number #46
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 49
Height 6' 6"
Weight 235 lbs
Birth Place Centreville, MI
Born Sep 15, 1976

Key Insights

2016
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

56.6% of the contact against Thornton is on the ground and 20.8% of it is in the air.

53 tracked batted balls allowed.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard

Hitters average 90.7 mph off the bat against Thornton, 14th percentile.

280 pitches in 2016. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 591st in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to

Thornton's stuff spins at 2,245 rpm, 99th percentile in the league.

280 pitches in 2016. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 10th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud

45.6% of the contact Thornton gives up is hit hard, 16th percentile.

280 pitches in 2016. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 577th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Thornton's sinker leaves the bat at 91.8 mph, against 87.9 off his cutter.

178 and 64 of them thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field

46.6% of the balls put in play against Thornton have gone to centre field.

27 of 58 located batted balls allowed.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 15, 1976
Birth Place Centreville, MI
Height 6' 6"
Weight 235 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left
College/Draft Grand Valley State