#93 John Thornton, Starting Pitcher, 24 yrs, St. Louis (N) Browns Wednesday, 10/25/1893 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| John Thornton
5/22/1869 24 USA,DC,WASHINGTON 5"10 175
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Average Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Suffers Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 250,000 1893 (Automatic) 0 Year(s), 167 Days (167 total Days) 68 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days) 4 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 2 | 3 | 10 | 91-94 Mph |
Versus LHB | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
Talent | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 68 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Sinker
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 5 (Range), .999 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 12 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6.45 | 99.0 | 122 | 75 | 71 | 52 | 34 | 8 | 66.7 | 0 | 2 | 16.7 |
Projected | 12 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6.45 | 99.0 | 122 | 75 | 71 | 52 | 34 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 15.8 | 11.1 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 4 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 5.20 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 145 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .338 | .449 | .407 | .856 |
vs. RHB | 246 | 73 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 45 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .348 | .378 | .726 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5.58 | 59.2 | 69 | 40 | 37 | 29 | 21 |
Road | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.78 | 39.1 | 53 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 13 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
June | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
August | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.39 | 49.1 | 62 | 36 | 35 | 23 | 21 |
Sept./Oct. | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6.52 | 49.2 | 60 | 39 | 36 | 29 | 13 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1890 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3.38 | 88.0 | 87 | 37 | 33 | 1 | 32 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 1.35 | .285 | SLN |
1891 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5.15 | 110.0 | 124 | 69 | 63 | 0 | 29 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 1.39 | .316 | SLN |
1893 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6.45 | 99.0 | 122 | 75 | 71 | 1 | 52 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 1.76 | .340 | SLN |
Total | 35 | 35 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 5.06 | 297.0 | 333 | 181 | 167 | 2 | 113 | 108 | 26 | 0 | 1.50 | .315 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1889, A | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | 18.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0.61 | .250 |
1889, AA | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.76 | 16.1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1.29 | .310 |
1889, AAA | 22 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3.51 | 169.1 | 180 | 73 | 66 | 3 | 59 | 121 | 9 | 3 | 1.41 | .325 |
1890, AAA | 28 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2.24 | 233.1 | 204 | 64 | 58 | 2 | 94 | 174 | 9 | 3 | 1.28 | .288 |
1891, AAA | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2.42 | 93.0 | 88 | 30 | 25 | 1 | 37 | 88 | 3 | 1 | 1.34 | .322 |
1892, AAA | 28 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2.82 | 213.2 | 201 | 70 | 67 | 2 | 91 | 176 | 13 | 1 | 1.37 | .313 |
1893, AAA | 22 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4.06 | 168.2 | 158 | 92 | 76 | 2 | 84 | 146 | 10 | 1 | 1.43 | .311 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1890 | 10 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .161 | .167 | .328 | SLN |
1891 | 13 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .091 | .119 | .210 | SLN |
1893 | 12 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .158 | .222 | .380 | SLN |
Total | 35 | 108 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 0 | .102 | .133 | .167 | .299 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 12 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 27 | 1 | .963 | 99.0 | 2.45 | | | | |
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Drafted in 3rd round, 47th overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1889... Injured on 5/1/1889 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 5 weeks... Had first career hit on 4/4/1890, off John Ryan (NYG)... Earned first career win on 9/10/1890... Injured on 7/6/1891 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 7 weeks... Injured on 4/6/1892 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week... Injured on 4/30/1892 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 6/26/1892 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week...
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