How Matt Thornton's Fielding Percentage Compares to Similar Players

Matt Thornton posted a career Fielding Percentage of 96.69, near the league average of 97.79 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Fielding Percentage season came in 2004, posting 100.0, near the league average of 98.27 that year. The lowest point came in 2013 at 81.82, below the league average of 98.52 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 100.0 in 2014 to 100.0 in 2015 and 100.0 in 2016. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Fielding Percentage producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 13 seasons.

Matt Thornton Lifetime Fielding Percentage

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Matt Thornton
Fielding Percentage
Career96.69
Season Avg.96.69
162 Game Avg.96.69
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Matt Thornton Fielding Percentage Per Season

Matt Thornton's Fielding Percentage for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Matt Thornton Fielding Percentage per season line chart

Matt Thornton Fielding Percentage by Team

Matt Thornton's career Fielding Percentage totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Matt Thornton career Fielding Percentage by team bar chart

Matt Thornton Fielding Percentage Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Matt Thornton's career Fielding Percentage shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Matt Thornton Fielding Percentage year-over-year waterfall chart

Matt Thornton Fielding Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Matt Thornton's seasonal Fielding Percentage alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Matt Thornton Fielding Percentage distribution box chart versus comparable players

Matt Thornton Fielding Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Matt Thornton's MLB career with Fielding Percentage alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Matt Thornton Fielding Percentage season-by-season breakdown table