Walter Thornton was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 56 career appearances, with a 4.18 ERA and 134 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | CHC | 2 | 0 | 6.08 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 40.0 | 58 | 27 | 31 | 13 | 2.23 |
| 1896 | CHC | 2 | 1 | 5.70 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23.2 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 1.82 |
| 1897 | CHC | 6 | 7 | 4.70 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 130.1 | 164 | 68 | 51 | 55 | 1.65 |
| 1898 | CHC | 13 | 10 | 3.34 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 215.1 | 226 | 80 | 56 | 56 | 1.31 |
| Career Totals | — | 23 | 18 | 4.18 | 56 | 48 | 1 | 409.1 | 478 | 190 | 151 | 134 | 1.54 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | CHC | 8 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .318 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| 1896 | CHC | 9 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .364 | .481 | .455 | .936 |
| 1897 | CHC | 75 | 265 | 39 | 85 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 55 | 13 | 30 | 16 | .321 | .402 | .400 | .802 |
| 1898 | CHC | 62 | 210 | 34 | 62 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 14 | .295 | .362 | .338 | .700 |
| Career Totals | — | 154 | 519 | 83 | 162 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 77 | 23 | 60 | 33 | .312 | .390 | .382 | .771 |