RF Jonathan Thornton #31
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
12/31/2009
RF JONATHAN THORNTON #31 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
88 326 91 17 1 20 79 47 104 .279 .377 .521 22 2.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 5 5 5
Gap 6 6 7 6
Power 6 6 7 6
Eye 5 5 5 5
Avoid K's 5 5 5 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 55
Errors: - 25 45
Arm: 20 45 60
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 60
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 55
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/12/2009 @ LV Loss, 4-6 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
10/11/2009 @ LV Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/09/2009 LV Loss, 1-14 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/08/2009 LV Loss, 7-10 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/30/2009 STL Win, 3-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/2009 STL Win, 11-0 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 0
09/28/2009 STL Win, 6-2 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
09/27/2009 STL Loss, 4-5 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
09/25/2009 @ DAL Win, 7-6 3 3 2 2 1 2 0 0
09/24/2009 @ DAL Win, 9-3 5 2 3 3 1 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Gets along with everyone.
Birthday:11/19/1977
Born in:Hawthorne, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,580,000
Signed Through:2014 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 10 Days
Service This Yr:111 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 34 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT 2009 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 88 326 91 17 1 20 79 54 47 104 .279 .377 .521 .898 .379 .242 137
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 88 377 4 6 0 2 0 0 170 38 22 7 75.9 68.1 7.54 2.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   73 20 3 1 5 15 12 7 23 0 0 0 .274 .338 .548 .885
Versus Right   253 71 14 0 15 64 42 40 81 0 0 4 .281 .387 .514 .901
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   61 17 1 0 3 17 11 10 16 0 0 1 .279 .389 .443 .832
July   87 23 6 0 4 17 16 13 29 0 0 0 .264 .360 .471 .831
August   93 27 3 1 8 26 12 7 30 0 0 2 .290 .353 .602 .955
September   85 24 7 0 5 19 15 17 29 0 0 1 .282 .408 .541 .949
Spring Training   77 23 3 3 1 8 14 15 14 1 0 1 .299 .415 .455 .869
Postseason   16 3 1 0 1 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .188 .235 .438 .673
Last Year   310 88 12 2 23 76 60 43 97 7 0 13 .284 .386 .558 .944
2 Years Ago   341 89 21 2 14 67 50 40 103 5 0 9 .261 .349 .457 .807
Career   2587 745 167 20 130 466 421 282 748 17 0 88 .288 .375 .519 .894
Home   149 45 9 0 8 39 31 30 40 0 0 3 .302 .429 .523 .952
Road   177 46 8 1 12 40 23 17 64 0 0 1 .260 .328 .520 .848
Grass   132 36 7 1 9 32 14 8 46 0 0 1 .273 .319 .545 .865
Turf   194 55 10 0 11 47 40 39 58 0 0 3 .284 .411 .505 .916
Day   272 77 15 1 16 66 46 40 81 0 0 2 .283 .379 .522 .901
Night   54 14 2 0 4 13 8 7 23 0 0 2 .259 .365 .519 .884
As Starter   326 91 17 1 20 79 54 47 104 0 0 4 .279 .377 .521 .898
Close/Late   45 13 0 0 3 11 10 11 12 0 0 0 .289 .429 .489 .917
Inning 1-3   127 28 5 1 5 28 12 13 48 0 0 1 .220 .298 .394 .692
Inning 4-6   119 39 9 0 10 34 25 21 35 0 0 2 .328 .437 .655 1.092
Inning 7-9   80 24 3 0 5 17 16 11 21 0 0 1 .300 .391 .525 .916
Extra Innings   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
0 Outs   93 28 6 0 10 18 26 16 27 0 0 0 .301 .404 .688 1.092
1 Outs   119 36 7 0 6 37 17 12 34 0 0 4 .303 .385 .513 .898
2 Outs   114 27 4 1 4 24 11 19 43 0 0 0 .237 .346 .395 .741
Scoring Position   136 36 7 1 8 66 20 23 47 0 0 3 .265 .383 .507 .890
Bases Empty   148 43 6 0 12 12 30 19 49 0 0 1 .291 .375 .574 .949
Runner on 1st   42 12 4 0 0 1 4 5 8 0 0 0 .286 .362 .381 .743
Runner on 2nd   50 10 1 0 1 10 3 10 19 0 0 1 .200 .344 .280 .624
Runner on 3rd   17 4 1 0 1 6 2 6 7 0 0 0 .235 .435 .471 .905
Runner on 1st & 2nd   24 10 3 1 2 14 5 2 6 0 0 0 .417 .462 .875 1.337
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 0 0 0 .000 .214 .000 .214
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   16 5 0 0 3 15 4 2 7 0 0 1 .312 .421 .875 1.296
Bases Loaded   18 7 2 0 1 20 4 0 3 0 0 1 .389 .421 .667 1.088
Two Strikes   178 32 7 0 6 20 21 23 104 0 0 2 .180 .281 .320 .601
First Pitch   40 10 1 0 5 18 7 5 0 0 0 2 .250 .362 .650 1.012
Count 0-1   21 11 2 0 2 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 .524 .524 .905 1.429
Count 0-2   24 3 1 0 2 3 2 0 16 0 0 0 .125 .125 .417 .542
Count 1-0   27 15 2 1 3 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 .556 .556 1.037 1.593
Count 1-1   26 7 3 0 1 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 .269 .296 .500 .796
Count 1-2   59 12 3 0 1 7 6 0 35 0 0 0 .203 .203 .305 .508
Count 2-0   10 6 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Count 2-1   18 7 0 0 3 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 .389 .389 .889 1.278
Count 2-2   50 9 1 0 2 4 2 0 30 0 0 2 .180 .212 .320 .532
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 3 0 0 0 0 4 10 0 0 0 0 .500 .812 .500 1.312
Full Count   45 8 2 0 1 6 11 23 23 0 0 0 .178 .456 .289 .745
Behind in Count   104 26 6 0 5 20 13 0 51 0 0 0 .250 .250 .452 .702
Ahead in Count   61 31 4 1 6 24 18 18 0 0 0 0 .508 .620 .902 1.522
Batting Leadoff   23 4 0 0 1 1 5 5 11 0 0 0 .174 .321 .304 .626
Batting 4th   246 69 14 0 14 62 37 36 75 0 0 4 .280 .381 .508 .889
Batting 5th   57 18 3 1 5 16 12 6 18 0 0 0 .316 .381 .667 1.048
Low Leverage   132 35 6 0 9 16 19 26 47 0 0 3 .265 .398 .515 .913
Medium Leverage   132 33 3 1 7 28 22 13 43 0 0 0 .250 .317 .447 .764
High Leverage   60 23 8 0 4 35 13 8 14 0 0 1 .383 .464 .717 1.180
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2001 Chicago - PBC 23 4 13 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 8 0 0 .154 .353 .385 .738 114 134 0.2
2002 Chicago - PBC 24 88 324 105 28 4 15 40 66 26 9 1 72 19 3 .324 .389 .574 .963 166 175 4.9
2003 Chicago - PBC 25 85 280 90 28 3 12 39 48 28 12 2 69 12 2 .321 .404 .571 .975 165 172 3.7
2004 Chicago - PBC 26 87 325 87 20 2 10 42 31 29 14 0 96 9 2 .268 .353 .434 .787 121 127 2.8
2005 Chicago - PBC 27 87 339 105 24 4 17 60 54 26 13 1 90 11 3 .310 .380 .555 .935 154 159 4.6
2006 Chicago - PBC 28 88 329 88 17 2 18 62 56 43 10 1 109 21 3 .267 .368 .495 .864 136 137 3.9
2007 Houston - PBC 29 88 341 89 21 2 14 67 50 40 9 5 103 25 11 .261 .349 .457 .807 129 126 2.6
2008 Houston - PBC 30 88 310 88 12 2 23 76 60 43 13 7 97 30 10 .284 .386 .558 .944 154 140 3.5
2009 Houston - PBC 31 88 326 91 17 1 20 79 54 47 4 0 104 22 7 .279 .377 .521 .898 139 137 2.6
Total PBC 703 2587 745 167 20 130 466 421 282 88 17 748 149 41 .288 .375 .519 .894 145 146 28.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2000 Louisville - A 22 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -127 -0.1
2000 Cincinnati BC - AA 22 11 44 16 4 0 2 6 8 3 2 0 9 1 1 .364 .429 .591 1.019 180 188 0.6
2000 Minneapolis - AAA 22 76 303 84 25 2 13 32 46 18 6 2 85 13 0 .277 .328 .502 .830 125 128 2.3
2001 Minneapolis - AAA 23 84 333 105 26 4 16 62 54 26 8 4 78 14 8 .315 .375 .562 .936 166 172 4.5
Total AAA 160 636 189 51 6 29 94 100 44 14 6 163 27 8 .297 .353 .533 .886 147 152
Total AA 11 44 16 4 0 2 6 8 3 2 0 9 1 1 .364 .429 .591 1.019 180 188
Total A 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -127
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2002 Chicago - PBC 24 5 21 5 3 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 5 2 0 .238 .304 .524 .828 128 131 -0.1
2003 Chicago - PBC 25 6 22 5 2 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 7 0 1 .227 .346 .318 .664 84 90 -0.0
2008 Houston - PBC 30 4 11 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 3 4 0 .091 .412 .091 .503 46 58 0.1
2009 Houston - PBC 31 4 16 3 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .188 .235 .438 .673 77 74 -0.6
Total PBC 19 70 14 6 0 2 5 7 10 3 0 18 6 1 .200 .325 .371 .697 87 92
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2000 Minneapolis - AAA RF 76 76 174 3 0 178 1 .994 652.2 2.44 +2.0 1.023
2000 Cincinnati BC - AA RF 11 11 24 1 1 25 0 1.000 94.0 2.39 -0.2 1.059
2000 Louisville - A RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.1 1.010
2001 Chicago - Pro RF 4 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 36.0 1.50 +0.6 .997
2001 Minneapolis - AAA RF 84 84 208 5 0 217 4 .982 750.1 2.55 +1.5 1.006
2002 Chicago - Pro RF 81 79 128 3 0 132 1 .992 708.1 1.66 +1.0 1.008
2003 Chicago - Pro LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
2003 Chicago - Pro RF 73 68 103 3 0 111 5 .955 608.2 1.57 +2.1 1.055
2004 Chicago - Pro RF 81 81 161 8 1 170 1 .994 730.0 2.08 +3.6 1.036
2005 Chicago - Pro RF 84 84 144 15 1 164 5 .970 752.1 1.90 +0.6 1.036
2006 Chicago - Pro RF 88 88 169 10 1 185 6 .968 784.1 2.05 +5.8 1.016
2007 Houston - Pro LF 87 87 113 2 1 119 4 .966 762.0 1.36 -0.3 1.013
2008 Houston - Pro LF 5 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 12.0 3.75 +0.6 1.207
2008 Houston - Pro RF 88 88 117 6 0 126 3 .976 683.1 1.62 +3.5 1.031
2009 Houston - Pro LF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.1 .959
2009 Houston - Pro RF 88 88 117 4 0 123 2 .984 670.2 1.62 -1.6 .969
TOTAL LF 96 87 120 2 1 126 4 .968 782.0 1.40 -0.1 1.010
TOTAL RF 759 752 1352 58 4 1438 28 .981 6479.2 1.96 +18.6 1.020
PLAYER HISTORY
06/07/2000 Named the #3 prospect in the PBC
06/20/2000 Injured (concussion),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/08/2000 Injured (bruised foot),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/16/2000 Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for one week.
08/29/2000 Was selected to the 2000 PBC Reserve League One All-Star Game.
08/31/2000 Was selected to the 2000 Professional Baseball Circuit All-Star Futures Game.
10/04/2000 Injured (hand contusion),out for 5 days.
10/15/2000 Wins the 2000 RL1 Great Glove Award at RF.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (7); Power: 5 (7); Eye: 4 (5).
06/07/2001 Named the #2 prospect in the PBC
07/20/2001 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/30/2001 Injured (blurred vision),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/10/2001 Wins the RL1 Player of the Week Award.
09/27/2001 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/17/2001 Wins the 2001 RL1 Platinum Stick Award at RF.
10/20/2001 Wins the 2001 RL1 Most Valuable Player Award.
12/25/2001 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 5 (7); Eye: 5 (5).
06/07/2002 Named the #2 prospect in the PBC
07/01/2002 Wins the PBC Rookie of the Month Award.
08/29/2002 Was selected to the 2002 Professional Baseball Circuit All-Star Game.
10/15/2002 Wins the 2002 PBC Rookie of the Year Award.
12/25/2002 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
06/03/2003 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/29/2003 Was selected to the 2003 Professional Baseball Circuit All-Star Game.
10/19/2003 Wins the 2003 PBC Platinum Stick Award at RF.
12/17/2003 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 5 (5).
09/17/2004 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/07/2004 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 5 (5).
06/18/2005 Goes 5-6 against the Dallas Texans, with 2 RBI and 3 R.
06/25/2005 Goes 5-6 against the Los Angeles Knights, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 2 R.
08/29/2005 Was selected to the 2005 Professional Baseball Circuit All-Star Game.
10/20/2005 Finished 2nd in 2005 PBC Hitter of the Year Award voting.
10/20/2005 Wins the 2005 PBC Platinum Stick Award at RF.
11/11/2005 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
05/24/2006 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/29/2006 Was selected to the 2006 Professional Baseball Circuit All-Star Game.
11/20/2006 Became a free agent.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
03/18/2007 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $6,800,000 with the Houston Mavericks organization.
06/10/2007 Goes 5-5 against the St. Louis Lions, with 1 2B, 5 RBI and 0 R.
08/29/2007 Was selected to the 2007 Professional Baseball Circuit All-Star Game.
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
05/02/2008 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Houston Mavericks development complex.
07/25/2008 Hits three home runs against the New York City Blues, going 3-4 with 6 RBI and 4 runs scored!
08/08/2008 Hits three home runs against the Boston Shamrocks, going 3-4 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
08/11/2008 Wins the PBC WC Player of the Week Award.
08/29/2008 Was selected to the 2008 Professional Baseball Circuit All-Star Game.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
07/09/2009 Injured (groin soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/15/2009 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
11/20/2009 Became a free agent.
12/22/2009 Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $11,620,000 with the Houston Mavericks organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2006 88 1
2007 88 1
2008 88 1
2009 88 1
Year PA Rank
2006 383 6
2007 395 5
Year AB Rank
2007 341 5
Year H Rank
2002 105 9
2005 105 8
Year K Rank
2006 109 4
2007 103 9
2008 97 10
Year TB Rank
2002 186 5
2005 188 1
2006 163 9
2007 156 8
2008 173 5
2009 170 10
Year 2B Rank
2002 28 2
2003 28 6
2005 24 6
2007 21 7
Year 3B Rank
2006 2 10
2007 2 8
Year HR Rank
2005 17 8
2006 18 5
2007 14 10
2008 23 1
2009 20 7
Year SB Rank
2002 19 8
2008 30 9
Year RBI Rank
2005 60 3
2006 62 6
2007 67 1
2008 76 3
2009 79 2
Year R Rank
2002 66 2
2005 54 7
2006 56 9
2007 50 9
2008 60 8
Year BB Rank
2006 43 8
Year IBB Rank
2007 4 6
2008 9 2
2009 6 7
Year HP Rank
2002 9 5
2003 12 3
2004 14 2
2005 13 2
2006 10 1
2007 9 2
2008 13 1
Year SF Rank
2007 5 2
2008 7 3
Year EBH Rank
2002 47 3
2003 43 4
2005 45 1
2006 37 7
2007 37 5
2008 37 7
2009 38 10
Year AVG Rank
2002 .324 8
2003 .321 8
Year OBP Rank
2002 .389 10
2003 .404 5
2006 .368 10
Year SLG Rank
2002 .574 3
2003 .571 3
2005 .555 2
2006 .495 10
2008 .558 4
2009 .521 9
Year RC Rank
2002 78.20 3
2003 66.12 7
2005 74.32 2
2006 65.58 5
2007 56.15 10
2008 71.81 6
Year RC/27 Rank
2002 9.47 3
2003 8.84 3
2005 8.33 5
2006 7.11 5
2008 8.01 5
Year ISO Rank
2002 .250 6
2003 .250 6
2005 .245 8
2006 .228 6
2008 .274 2
2009 .242 8
Year wOBA Rank
2002 .422 3
2003 .423 2
2005 .407 4
2006 .372 9
2008 .388 8
Year OPS Rank
2002 .963 4
2003 .975 3
2005 .935 4
2006 .864 9
2008 .944 4
Year WAR Rank
2002 5.1 4
2003 3.8 3
2005 4.7 1
2006 3.9 2
2008 3.6 5
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