How Matt Thornton's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players
Matt Thornton totaled 642 career Strikeouts, well above the relief pitcher average of 204.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts season came in 2009, posting 87, well above the relief pitcher average of 36.8 that year. The lowest point came in 2016 at 9, well below the relief pitcher average of 38.4 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 28 in 2014 to 23 in 2015 and 9 in 2016, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 9 to 87 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Matt Thornton Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Strikeouts for Matt Thornton
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Strikeouts Per 9 Innings | Matt Thornton
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| Career | 642 | 8.72 | 0.86 |
| Season Avg. | 49.38 | 8.72 | 0.86 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 139.04 | 8.72 | 0.86 |
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Matt Thornton Strikeouts Per Season
Matt Thornton's Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts by Team
Matt Thornton's career Strikeouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Matt Thornton Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression
A running total of Matt Thornton's career Strikeouts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Matt Thornton Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Matt Thornton's seasonal Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Matt Thornton's MLB career with Strikeouts 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.
