#8 Walter Thornton, Reliever, 30 yrs, Cleveland Broncos Wednesday, 10/25/1905 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Walter Thornton
2/18/1875 30 USA,ME,LEWISTON 6"1 190
Reliever L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 2 / 6 (Fair) Average Suffers Normal 5.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : 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 $ 300,000 1905 $ 600,000 (3 year(s)) 6 Year(s), 45 Days (1077 total Days) 172 Day(s) 10 Year(s), 25 Days (1745 total Days) 10 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 5 | 5 | 9 | 93-96 Mph |
Versus LHB | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
Versus RHB | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
Talent | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 46 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 9 3 2 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings P : 4 (Range), .960 (Fielding Pct.) 1B : 4 (Range), .995 (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 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.20 | 15.0 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
Projected | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.20 | 15.0 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
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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 | 12 | 9 | 12.6 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 3.25 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .200 | .208 | .408 |
vs. RHB | 38 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .381 | .474 | .855 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.35 | 5.2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Road | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.89 | 9.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.23 | 4.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
June | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
July | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Sept./Oct. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1895 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.00 | 36.0 | 47 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1.69 | .331 | CLE |
1896 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 4.95 | 160.0 | 195 | 98 | 88 | 3 | 37 | 53 | 14 | 1 | 1.45 | .329 | CLE |
1897 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 3.69 | 249.0 | 275 | 121 | 102 | 6 | 57 | 89 | 24 | 0 | 1.33 | .304 | CLE |
1898 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | .400 | CLE |
1899 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.47 | 5.2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.71 | .429 | CLE |
1903 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.13 | 8.0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | .345 | CLE |
1904 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.80 | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | .333 | CLE |
1905 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.20 | 15.0 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.40 | .281 | CLE |
Total | 84 | 54 | 27 | 33 | 1 | 4.33 | 480.2 | 569 | 267 | 231 | 13 | 123 | 162 | 41 | 3 | 1.44 | .317 | |
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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 |
1895, AAA | 32 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 2.86 | 267.2 | 268 | 91 | 85 | 5 | 83 | 235 | 15 | 3 | 1.31 | .334 |
1896, AAA | 15 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2.93 | 123.0 | 129 | 43 | 40 | 4 | 33 | 129 | 9 | 2 | 1.32 | .363 |
1899, AAA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.16 | 8.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.20 | .267 |
1900, AAA | 55 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 3.07 | 44.0 | 40 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1.41 | .328 |
1901, AAA | 31 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3.19 | 67.2 | 67 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 29 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 1.42 | .317 |
1902, AAA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8.22 | 7.2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.22 | .444 |
1903, AAA | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.00 | 19.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.84 | .163 |
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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 |
1895 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .308 | .286 | .308 | .593 | CLE |
1896 | 20 | 56 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .321 | .356 | .375 | .731 | CLE |
1897 | 29 | 97 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .258 | .255 | .268 | .523 | CLE |
1898 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CLE |
1899 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CLE |
1903 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CLE |
1904 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CLE |
Total | 84 | 168 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | .280 | .289 | .304 | .593 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 12 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 15.0 | 4.20 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1895... Had first career hit on 9/10/1895, off Charlie Sweeney (BOS)... Earned first career win on 9/10/1895... 1/31/1900: Gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1901: Gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 8/1/1901 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3 weeks... 1/31/1902: Gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1903: Gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1904: Gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1905: Gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration... 10/25/1905: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $600,000 per year, for 3 years.
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