Player Report for #48 Michael Thornton

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Wednesday, October 1st, 1980

Rec	20-7
ERA	2.93
IP	236.2
BB	36
K	219

Name:	Michael Thornton	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$12,040,000
Birthday:	07-17-1950	Signed Through:	1983 Season
Age:	30	Years of Major League Service:	7 Years, None
Born in:	Knoxville (Tennessee)	Major League Service Days this Year:	179 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	8 Years, 63 Days
Weight:	188 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	11 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	1 option year left
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Slightly Tired	Drafted	-
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Well Known (Well Known)

New York

Empire

BBL

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	5	7	7	85-87 Mph
Versus LHP	5	7	7
Versus RHP	5	7	7
Talent	5	7	7

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Slider, Splitter
Endurance:	5
Groundball Pct.:	74
Holding Runners:	6

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	2	Pitcher 7
Stealing Ability:	2
Baserunning Instincts:	3
Sacrifice Bunt:	7
Bunt for Hit:	3
Hitter Type:	Spray Hitter

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
09-28-1980	HFX	Win, 7-4	X	7.0	4	3	3	2	8	Win
09-23-1980	@ HFX	Win, 6-4	X	7.0	7	4	4	2	1	Win
09-16-1980	@ HON	Win, 11-2	X	8.0	6	2	2	1	8	Win
09-10-1980	CHT	Win, 1-0	X	8.0	6	0	0	1	6
09-03-1980	CHS	Win, 9-1	X	9.0	4	1	0	0	7	Win
08-29-1980	BOS	Win, 6-5	X	8.0	7	3	3	0	6	Win
08-23-1980	@ VIE	Win, 3-1	X	7.0	5	1	1	2	7	Win
08-18-1980	HON	Win, 2-1	X	8.0	6	1	1	0	8
08-12-1980	@ CHT	Win, 7-1	X	8.0	7	1	1	1	10	Win
08-07-1980	@ CHS	Win, 3-2	X	8.0	5	2	2	1	11	Win

Backyard Baseball League 1980 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	32	32	20	7	0	2.93	236.2	218	81	77	23	36	219	6	18.8	1	22	68.8
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	10.04	8.29	8.33	1.37	2.84	1.07	65.2	.300
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	229	45	5	3	7	20	9	67	1	3	2	.197	.232	.336	.569
vs. RHB	663	173	36	6	16	61	27	152	0	7	8	.261	.298	.406	.704

Backyard Baseball League 1980 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
Last Week	1	1	1	0	0	5.14	7.0	7	4	4	1	2	1
April	6	6	4	1	0	2.23	44.1	40	13	11	3	9	40
May	6	6	3	3	0	4.07	42.0	41	19	19	7	8	42
June	5	5	5	0	0	3.68	36.2	37	15	15	4	6	35
July	5	5	1	2	0	3.68	36.2	37	15	15	5	4	35
August	6	6	4	1	0	2.20	45.0	40	12	11	2	5	45
September	4	4	3	0	0	1.69	32.0	23	7	6	2	4	22
Spring Training	4	4	1	1	0	2.81	16.0	18	5	5	2	9	8
Playoffs	1	1	1	0	0	3.86	7.0	4	3	3	1	2	8
Last Year	31	31	18	8	0	3.63	210.2	211	95	85	15	38	222
2 Years Ago	31	31	19	8	0	2.11	209.1	189	61	49	7	34	229
Career	232	232	115	63	0	2.88	1553.2	1419	560	498	87	324	1589
Home	10	10	5	1	0	1.89	76.0	59	18	16	3	9	69
Road	22	22	15	6	0	3.42	160.2	159	63	61	20	27	150
Grass	32	32	20	7	0	2.93	236.2	218	81	77	23	36	219
Day	15	15	10	2	0	2.28	118.1	101	31	30	12	13	112
Night	17	17	10	5	0	3.57	118.1	117	50	47	11	23	107

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1974 Spalding - BBL	23	35	35	19	7	0	2.64	232.0	211	72	68	7	64	223	1	1	1.19	.320	60.0
1975 Spalding - BBL	24	34	34	15	10	0	2.54	220.0	179	66	62	7	54	251	1	0	1.06	.316	64.6
1976 Spalding - BBL	25	35	35	7	13	0	3.64	220.1	208	101	89	18	56	224	0	0	1.20	.323	47.8
1977 Spalding - BBL	26	34	34	17	10	0	2.72	224.2	203	84	68	10	42	221	1	0	1.09	.316	61.1
1978 Homer - BBL	27	21	21	10	8	0	2.38	136.1	129	47	36	6	26	147	1	0	1.14	.333	44.9
1978 New York - BBL	27	10	10	9	0	0	1.60	73.0	60	14	13	1	8	82	2	2	0.93	.312	29.8
1978 Total - BBL	27	31	31	19	8	0	2.11	209.1	189	61	49	7	34	229	3	2	1.07	.326	74.7
1979 New York - BBL	28	31	31	18	8	0	3.63	210.2	211	95	85	15	38	222	1	1	1.18	.339	38.4
1980 New York - BBL	29	32	32	20	7	0	2.93	236.2	218	81	77	23	36	219	6	1	1.07	.300	65.2
Total BBL		232	232	115	63	0	2.88	1553.2	1419	560	498	87	324	1589	13	5	1.12	.320	411.8

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

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BABIP

VORP

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1974 Spalding - BBL	23	1	1	0	1	0	9.00	4.0	10	5	4	1	0	1	0	0	2.50	.450	0.0
1978 New York - BBL	27	1	1	0	1	0	2.00	9.0	7	2	2	0	1	9	1	0	0.89	.280	0.0
1979 New York - BBL	28	4	4	4	0	0	3.26	30.1	28	11	11	1	5	28	1	0	1.09	.325	0.0
1980 New York - BBL	29	1	1	1	0	0	3.86	7.0	4	3	3	1	2	8	0	0	0.86	.176	0.0
Total BBL		7	7	5	2	0	3.58	50.1	49	21	20	3	8	46	2	0	1.13	.317	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1974 Spalding - ML	P	35	35	13	36	1	50	1	.980	232.0	1.90
1975 Spalding - ML	P	34	34	6	27	0	36	3	.917	220.0	1.35
1975 Spalding - ML	RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00
1976 Spalding - ML	P	35	35	11	44	3	57	2	.965	220.1	2.25
1977 Spalding - ML	P	34	34	11	32	1	43	0	1.000	224.2	1.72
1978 Homer - ML	P	21	21	8	16	0	26	2	.923	136.1	1.58
1978 New York - ML	P	10	10	3	12	1	15	0	1.000	73.0	1.85
1979 New York - ML	P	31	31	9	36	0	48	3	.938	210.2	1.92
1980 New York - ML	P	32	32	13	43	1	58	2	.966	236.2	2.13

Player History
05-18-1969	Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Bowie in 1969.
03-05-1970	Injured on 3/5/1970 with a Spasms Back, out for 3 weeks.
08-26-1970	Injured on 8/26/1970 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week.
11-14-1976	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,372,800 through arbitration.
01-01-1977	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 8 (8).
09-18-1977	Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), out for 1-2 weeks.
11-13-1977	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,457,400 through arbitration.
12-06-1977	Drafted in the 1st pick of the 1977 Contraction Draft by the Homer Yetis
01-01-1978	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 8 (8).
06-01-1978	Wins the BBL WL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06-20-1978	Was selected to the 1978 Backyard Baseball League All-Star Game.
07-26-1978	Was traded by the Homer Yetis to the New York Empire in exchange for MR E. Guti�rrez, SS J. Stroupe, SP M. Yow, a 1st draft pick.
08-31-1978	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chattooga Eagles with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09-01-1978	Wins the BBL ML Pitcher of the Month Award.
10-23-1978	Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $62,400,000 with the New York Empire organization.
01-01-1979	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 8 (9).
06-12-1979	Strikes out 15 against the Vienna Buzz.
06-20-1979	Was selected to the 1979 Backyard Baseball League All-Star Game.
10-18-1979	Won the 1979 Backyard Baseball League World Series with the New York Empire!
01-01-1980	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
04-23-1980	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Vienna Buzz with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1974	18	3
1979	17	3
1980	22	1

Year	GS	Rank
1974	35	5
1975	34	10
1976	35	5
1977	34	9

Year	W	Rank
1974	19	3
1975	15	10
1977	17	7
1979	18	3
1980	20	4

Year	L	Rank
1976	13	9

Year	Winning %	Rank
1974	.731	6
1977	.630	10
1979	.692	4
1980	.741	6

Year	IP	Rank
1974	232.0	8
1975	220.0	10
1980	236.2	8

Year	BF	Rank
1974	952	10

Year	K	Rank
1974	223	7

Year	WP	Rank
1975	9	9

Year	ERA	Rank
1974	2.64	6
1975	2.54	7
1977	2.72	5
1980	2.93	8

Year	WHIP	Rank
1975	1.06	9
1977	1.09	8
1980	1.07	8

Year	K/BB	Rank
1977	5.26	7
1979	5.84	5
1980	6.08	4

Year	RA/9	Rank
1977	10.22	9
1980	10.04	8

Year	HR/9	Rank
1974	0.27	10
1975	0.29	3
1977	0.40	6

Year	H/9	Rank
1974	8.19	7
1975	7.32	7

Year	BB/9	Rank
1977	1.68	10
1979	1.62	9
1980	1.37	5

Year	K/9	Rank
1974	8.65	9
1975	10.27	10

Year	VORP	Rank
1974	60.0	5
1975	64.6	4
1977	61.1	7
1978	44.9	10
1980	65.2	7

Year	QS	Rank
1974	27	3
1975	29	2
1977	24	7
1980	22	10

Year	QSP	Rank
1974	.771	4
1975	.853	2
1977	.706	6
1980	.688	9

Year	CG	Rank
1980	6	1

Year	CGP	Rank
1980	.188	1

Year	SHO	Rank
1974	1	5
1978	2	2
1979	1	3
1980	1	4

Year	GB%	Rank
1975	0.63	7
1976	0.73	1
1977	0.67	3
1979	0.71	1
1980	0.73	1