P Jimmy Thornton #33
Age: 38 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/02/2030
P JIMMY THORNTON #33 - AGE: 38 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 68 63 71 68
Movement 60 59 61 60
Control 69 65 72 69
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 69 69
Knuckle Curve 79 79
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 97
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 44
Defense 4
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Ability: 9
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 90
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Thornton knows how to fit in.
High: Loyalty
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:01/23/1992
Born in:Delphos, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:8 Years, 54 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:8 Years, 155 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2012, 11th Pick in Round 1
VBL FUTURES FALL LEAGUE 2014 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 6 6 3 0 0 3.28 35.2 32 13 13 3 5 27 0 0.0 0 4 66.7
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 9.59 8.07 6.81 1.26 3.99 1.04 78 0.9 .279        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 46 13 4 0 0 6 2 8 1 0 1 .283 .320 .370 .690      
vs. RHB 87 19 1 0 3 7 3 19 0 0 0 .218 .244 .333 .578      
VBL FUTURES FALL LEAGUE 2014 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Career 6 6 3 0 0 3.28 35.2 32 13 13 3 5 27  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2015 Greenville - VBL 23 28 25 8 11 1 4.23 161.2 176 80 76 24 69 64 1 0 1.52 .283 5.65 -0.1 105
2016 Greenville - VBL 24 75 0 9 7 42 4.38 76.0 71 38 37 13 29 71 0 0 1.32 .283 4.93 0.1 107
2017 Greenville - VBL 25 45 0 5 2 13 1.29 49.0 38 9 7 2 15 43 0 0 1.08 .269 2.83 1.7 363
2018 Flint - VBL 26 64 0 4 5 30 3.34 70.0 60 27 26 8 26 45 0 0 1.23 .252 4.62 0.7 148
2019 Puerto Rico - VBL 27 11 11 3 4 0 6.58 67.0 87 50 49 12 22 18 0 0 1.63 .305 6.15 0.1 76
2019 Border City - VBL 27 41 0 7 2 4 2.92 64.2 63 22 21 1 27 51 0 0 1.39 .313 3.41 1.5 171
2019 Total - VBL 27 52 11 10 6 4 4.78 131.2 150 72 70 13 49 69 0 0 1.51 .309 4.80 1.6 105
2020 Border City - VBL 28 56 0 2 5 4 4.16 67.0 61 31 31 13 26 52 0 0 1.30 .249 5.81 -0.5 118
2021 Border City - VBL 29 46 0 4 2 1 5.68 57.0 67 39 36 9 16 45 0 0 1.46 .322 5.28 -0.2 83
2022 Border City - VBL 30 37 6 1 1 1 5.52 62.0 78 39 38 11 10 29 0 0 1.42 .322 5.71 -0.3 84
2024 Omaha - VBL 32 34 10 1 4 3 6.28 76.0 101 55 53 13 31 41 0 0 1.74 .340 5.78 -0.3 73
Total VBL 437 52 44 43 99 4.49 750.1 802 390 374 106 271 459 1 0 1.43 .294 5.15 2.7 105
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2010 Indiana - COL 18 26 19 5 6 6 4.93 107.2 121 62 59 16 36 94 0 0 1.46 .326 5.21 1.5 109
2011 Indiana - COL 19 20 20 3 5 0 4.69 111.1 126 70 58 11 34 103 0 0 1.44 .344 4.18 3.1 118
2012 Edmore - R 20 28 0 10 2 1 3.41 58.0 50 22 22 5 15 69 0 0 1.12 .321 3.87 0.7 137
2013 Edmore - R 21 18 18 3 4 0 3.05 103.1 98 37 35 6 26 96 0 0 1.20 .311 3.82 2.5 154
2014 Team - FFL 22 6 6 3 0 0 3.28 35.2 32 13 13 3 5 27 0 0 1.04 .279 3.99 0.9 155
2014 Otsego - AAA 22 39 39 13 13 0 4.09 204.2 217 102 93 24 56 106 0 0 1.33 .286 4.51 2.8 111
2015 Otsego - AAA 23 3 3 2 1 0 3.52 23.0 19 11 9 1 6 9 1 0 1.09 .237 3.60 0.5 125
2021 Border City - TRN 29 1 0 0 0 0 27.00 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 .667 3.20 0.0 16
2022 Sparta - AAA 30 19 0 1 3 6 3.10 20.1 29 8 7 3 6 13 0 0 1.72 .377 4.16 0.2 148
2023 Lloydminster - AAA 31 59 0 6 6 3 3.78 102.1 92 46 43 10 42 86 0 0 1.31 .286 3.47 1.1 105
2024 Cheyenne - AAA 32 15 0 2 0 1 2.78 35.2 38 12 11 2 14 15 0 0 1.46 .290 3.77 0.2 140
Total AAA 135 42 24 23 10 3.80 386.0 395 179 163 40 124 229 1 0 1.34 .288 4.09 113.8
Total NCAA 46 39 8 11 6 4.81 219.0 247 132 117 27 70 197 0 0 1.45 .335 4.69 113.8
Total RL 46 18 13 6 1 3.18 161.1 148 59 57 11 41 165 0 0 1.17 .314 3.84 147.2
Total FFL 6 6 3 0 0 3.28 35.2 32 13 13 3 5 27 0 0 1.04 .279 3.99 155.1
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 FIP WAR ERA+
2019 Border City - VBL 27 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 2.0 2 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 2.50 .250 6.67 -0.0 37
2020 Border City - VBL 28 3 0 1 1 0 2.25 4.0 3 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 1.00 .250 2.97 0.1 219
Total VBL 4 0 1 1 0 6.00 6.0 5 4 4 0 4 3 0 0 1.50 .250 4.21 83.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2010 Indiana - COL P 26 19 2 8 1 10 0 1.000 107.2 0.84 -2.8 .925
2011 Indiana - COL P 19 19 7 10 1 17 0 1.000 111.1 1.37 -1.3 1.042
2012 Edmore - R P 28 0 1 6 1 7 0 1.000 58.0 1.09 +0.1 1.055
2013 Edmore - R P 18 18 1 7 0 8 0 1.000 103.1 0.70 -0.5 1.048
2014 Otsego - AAA P 39 39 11 17 1 32 4 .875 204.2 1.23 -0.5 .922
2014 Team - FFL P 6 6 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 35.2 0.76 +0.0 1.035
2015 Greenville - MLB P 28 25 16 25 3 43 2 .953 161.2 2.28 +1.7 1.036
2015 Otsego - AAA P 3 3 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 23.0 2.35 +1.6 1.264
2016 Greenville - MLB P 75 0 1 10 0 12 1 .917 76.0 1.30 -0.7 .897
2017 Greenville - MLB P 45 0 2 5 2 8 1 .875 49.0 1.29 +1.1 .985
2018 Flint - MLB P 64 0 1 15 1 16 0 1.000 70.0 2.06 -0.6 1.004
2019 Puerto Rico - MLB P 11 11 3 12 1 15 0 1.000 67.0 2.01 -0.4 1.106
2019 Border City - MLB P 41 0 2 12 0 14 0 1.000 64.2 1.95 -0.7 .862
2020 Border City - MLB P 56 0 1 7 0 8 0 1.000 67.0 1.07 -0.6 1.003
2021 Border City - MLB P 44 0 0 8 0 10 2 .800 57.0 1.26 -0.3 .887
2021 Border City - TRN P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Border City - MLB P 37 6 1 12 0 14 1 .929 62.0 1.89 -0.6 .940
2022 Sparta - AAA P 18 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 20.1 0.89 +0.6 1.059
2023 Lloydminster - AAA P 58 0 5 12 1 17 0 1.000 102.1 1.50 -0.2 .910
2024 Omaha - MLB P 34 10 8 9 0 17 0 1.000 76.0 2.01 -0.6 .954
2024 Cheyenne - AAA P 15 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 35.2 0.76 -0.6 1.028
TOTAL P 666 156 65 186 13 262 11 .958 1552.2 1.45 -5.5 .979
PLAYER HISTORY
03/01/2010 Joined the Indiana Hoosiers.
06/30/2010 Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 6 days.
07/29/2010 Injured (oblique strain), out for one week.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 26 (-); Movement: 36 (-); Control: 24 (-).
08/16/2011 Injured (flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 33 (-); Movement: 40 (-); Control: 28 (-).
03/01/2012 Released by the Indiana Hoosiers.
03/01/2012 Drafted in the 2012 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall pick) by the Greenville 84s.
06/09/2012 Injured (mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
07/19/2012 Won the 2012 VBL Short Season A Round 3 with the Edmore Taters!
08/22/2012 Injured (sinus infection), out for 1 day.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (-); Movement: 47 (-); Control: 31 (-).
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 46 (60); Movement: 51 (56); Control: 41 (54).
07/26/2014 Injured (Neck stiffness), day-to-day for one week.
09/29/2014 Wins the 2014 VBL Triple A Triple A World Series with the Otsego Bulldogs!
12/27/2014 Wins the 2014 VBL Futures Fall League Futures Championship Series with the Ross Fog Devils!
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 53 (56); Movement: 55 (59); Control: 52 (58).
06/07/2015 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 1 day.
08/14/2015 Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for one week.
11/22/2015 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 67 (71); Movement: 58 (64); Control: 57 (60).
11/27/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 54 (59); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 57 (58).
07/06/2017 Was selected to the 2017 The Virtual Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/07/2017 Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for 5 days.
11/25/2017 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $375,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (59); Movement: 51 (51); Control: 58 (59).
11/25/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $441,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 57 (59); Movement: 53 (53); Control: 61 (61).
05/31/2019 Was traded by the Puerto Rico Tropicals to the Border City Buck$, along with RF Andrew McCutchen, in exchange for LF Matt Watts, SP Guillermo Bravo, SP Cris Espinoza, SP JĂșlio Blanco, a 3rd draft pick, a 4th draft pick, a 5th draft pick.
11/20/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $612,500 through arbitration.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 57 (59); Movement: 54 (54); Control: 63 (63).
05/15/2020 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $2,950,000 with the Border City Buck$ organization.
06/09/2020 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 71 (73); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 63 (63).
03/06/2021 Injured (Wrist soreness), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
03/14/2021 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (72); Movement: 53 (53); Control: 63 (64).
12/16/2022 Became a free agent.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (72); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 64 (65).
03/08/2023 Signed a minor league contract with the Savannah Fighting Bananas organization.
06/02/2023 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 2 days.
12/19/2023 Drafted in the 2023 expansion draft (Round 18, Pick 3, 71st overall pick) by the Omaha Bandits.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 71 (71); Movement: 54 (55); Control: 68 (68).
11/23/2024 Became a free agent.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 69 (69); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 62 (62).
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 68 (68); Movement: 51 (51); Control: 63 (63).
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 69 (69); Movement: 51 (51); Control: 66 (66).
11/02/2027 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2016 75 5
Year SV Rank
2016 42 2
2018 30 5
Year WP Rank
2015 10 10
Year RA Rank
2016 75 4
Year GF Rank
2016 67 1
2018 54 1
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