Matt Thornton was a pitcher in MLB. Across 748 career appearances, with a 3.41 ERA and 642 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | SEA | 1 | 2 | 4.13 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 32.2 | 30 | 15 | 25 | 30 | 1.68 |
| 2005 | SEA | 0 | 4 | 5.21 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 | 54 | 33 | 42 | 57 | 1.68 |
| 2006 | CWS | 5 | 3 | 3.33 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 54.0 | 46 | 20 | 21 | 49 | 1.24 |
| 2007 | CWS | 4 | 4 | 4.79 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 56.1 | 59 | 30 | 26 | 55 | 1.51 |
| 2008 | CWS | 5 | 3 | 2.67 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 67.1 | 48 | 20 | 19 | 77 | 1.00 |
| 2009 | CWS | 6 | 3 | 2.74 | 70 | 0 | 4 | 72.1 | 58 | 22 | 20 | 87 | 1.08 |
| 2010 | CWS | 5 | 4 | 2.67 | 61 | 0 | 8 | 60.2 | 41 | 18 | 20 | 81 | 1.01 |
| 2011 | CWS | 2 | 5 | 3.32 | 62 | 0 | 3 | 59.2 | 60 | 22 | 21 | 63 | 1.36 |
| 2012 | CWS | 4 | 10 | 3.46 | 74 | 0 | 3 | 65.0 | 63 | 25 | 17 | 53 | 1.23 |
| 2013 | BOS | 0 | 1 | 3.52 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1.76 |
| 2013 | CWS | 0 | 3 | 3.86 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 1.25 |
| 2014 | NYY | 0 | 3 | 2.55 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 24.2 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 1.18 |
| 2014 | WSH | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1.06 |
| 2015 | WSH | 2 | 1 | 2.18 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 41.1 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 1.06 |
| 2016 | SD | 1 | 0 | 5.82 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 1.65 |
| Career Totals | — | 36 | 46 | 3.41 | 748 | 1 | 23 | 662.2 | 594 | 251 | 251 | 642 | 1.28 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | SEA | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | SEA | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | CWS | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | CWS | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2008 | CWS | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | CWS | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | CWS | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | CWS | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | CWS | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | BOS | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | CWS | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | NYY | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | WSH | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | WSH | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | SD | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 748 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2010
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2005 | $323,000 |
| 2006 | $355,000 |
| 2007 | $425,000 |
| 2008 | $875,000 |
| 2009 | $1,325,000 |
| 2010 | $2,250,000 |
| 2011 | $3,000,000 |
| 2012 | $5,500,000 |
| 2013 | $5,500,000 |
| 2014 | $3,500,000 |
| 2015 | $3,500,000 |
| 2016 | $1,600,000 |
Career Total: $28,153,000 (12 seasons)
Average: $2,346,083
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.