Trent Thornton
30-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
1-1
ERA
2.12
WHIP
0.94
K
17
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Takes loss Sunday
Thornton (0-1) took the loss against the Diamondbacks on Sunday, allowing an earned run on a hit and a walk over one inning.
ANALYSIS
Thornton was entrusted with preserving a 2-2 tie when he entered in the eighth inning, but he set himself up for some trouble by issuing a leadoff walk to Kevin Newman and subsequently surrendered a double to Ketel Marte that plated him with the go-ahead run. The Mariners would prove unable to overcome the one-run deficit, saddling Thornton with the loss. The stumble snapped what had been a near month-long stretch of impressive pitching for Thornton, who hadn't allowed a run in 10 consecutive appearances and had lowered his ERA from 13.50 to 0.84 in the process.
Thornton was entrusted with preserving a 2-2 tie when he entered in the eighth inning, but he set himself up for some trouble by issuing a leadoff walk to Kevin Newman and subsequently surrendered a double to Ketel Marte that plated him with the go-ahead run. The Mariners would prove unable to overcome the one-run deficit, saddling Thornton with the loss. The stumble snapped what had been a near month-long stretch of impressive pitching for Thornton, who hadn't allowed a run in 10 consecutive appearances and had lowered his ERA from 13.50 to 0.84 in the process.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
17
How many pitches does Trent Thornton generally throw?
1-10
11-20
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101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Trent Thornton generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-20%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-33%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .267 | 30 | 13 | 39 | 4 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .214 | 50 | 13 | 44 | 8 | |||
2024vs Left | .242 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .161 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .308 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 3 | |||
2023vs Right | .209 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 2 | |||
2022vs Left | .246 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .231 | 24 | 7 | 25 | 6 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-55%
ERA on Road
2024
-45%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 4.00 | 1.28 | 54.0 | 7.8 | 2.5 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 1.79 | 0.99 | 40.1 | 7.4 | 2.5 | ||||
2024Home | 1.64 | 0.82 | 11.0 | 8.2 | 0.8 | ||||
2024Away | 3.00 | 1.17 | 6.0 | 10.5 | 3.0 | ||||
2023Home | 2.41 | 1.23 | 18.2 | 8.2 | 1.9 | ||||
2023Away | 1.42 | 1.03 | 12.2 | 6.4 | 1.4 | ||||
2022Home | 6.29 | 1.52 | 24.1 | 7.4 | 3.7 | ||||
2022Away | 1.66 | 0.92 | 21.2 | 7.1 | 2.9 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Trent Thornton compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
5.67K/9
9.0BB/9
1.6HR/9
0.0Fastball
94.7 mphERA
2.12WHIP
0.94BABIP
.296GB/FB
1.12Left On Base
68.8%Exit Velocity
80.1 mphBarrels/BBE
2.0%Spin Rate
2714 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
17.2%Swinging Strike
10.9%Prospect Rankings History
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Favorite for starting role
Thornton is the favorite to be named the fifth starter in the Blue Jays' rotation to begin the season, Scott Mitchell of TSN.ca reports.
ANALYSIS
Thornton surprisingly emerged to pitch the most innings for the big-league team in 2019. However, the club added a number of arms this offseason and also has multiple prospects who are close to major-league ready. That said, even if Thornton manages to earn a starting role out of camp, he'll need to perform well to maintain it.
Thornton surprisingly emerged to pitch the most innings for the big-league team in 2019. However, the club added a number of arms this offseason and also has multiple prospects who are close to major-league ready. That said, even if Thornton manages to earn a starting role out of camp, he'll need to perform well to maintain it.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2021
2020
Thornton was feared to have required Tommy John surgery, but he only needed surgery to remove loose bodies in his right elbow at the beginning of September. As a result, he should be ready for the start of the 2021 campaign. The right-hander battled elbow issues over most of the season in 2020, and he only made three starts as a result. Thornton's production was skewed by a limited sample, but he still improved to a 2.66 FIP, although his 5.22 SIERA left something to be desired. He showed promise during his rookie season in 2019, but it's not yet clear how he'll perform after surgery. Thornton has a five-pitch arsenal, but he has a middling 92.2 mph average fastball velocity, and his strikeout rate hasn't jumped off the page. The 27-year-old demonstrated some effectiveness over his first two years in the majors, but he hasn't done enough to warrant a roster spot in most fantasy leagues to begin 2021.
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Solid through five appearances
Thornton has pitched 4.2 innings across five Cactus League appearances, allowing four runs (two earned) on three hits and four walks while recording two strikeouts.
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Gets $1.2 million from Mariners
Thornton signed a one-year, $1.2 million contract with the Mariners on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.
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Takes second loss Monday
Thornton (0-2) took the extra-innings loss against the Angels on Monday, allowing three unearned runs on two hits over one-third of an inning. He struck out one.
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Serving as opener Saturday
Thornton will serve as the Mariners' opening pitcher Saturday against the Rays, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.
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Takes first loss Sunday
Thornton (0-1) took the extra-inning loss against the Orioles on Sunday, allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits over one inning. He struck out one.
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