Player Report for #65 Walter Thornton

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Thursday, November 5th, 1931

Name:	Walter Thornton	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$2,266
Birthday:	02-18-1900	Signed Through:	1931 Season
Age:	31	Years of Major League Service:	6 Years, 38 Days
Born in:	Lewiston (Maine)	Major League Service Days this Year:	127 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	10 Years, 4 Days
Weight:	168 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	11 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Arbitration eligible in offseason
Position:	MR	Minor League Option Years:	Out of option years
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	-
Morale:	Very Good	Local Popularity (National)	Unknown (Unknown)

Essex

Eagles

HNBA

Pitching Ratings (SISA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	1	9	6	84-86 Mph
Versus LHP	1	9	6
Versus RHP	1	9	6
Talent	1	9	6

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup
Endurance:	5
Groundball Pct.:	64
Holding Runners:	7

Batting Ratings (SISA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	6	Pitcher 1
Stealing Ability:	5	Left Field 3 (Arm: 10)
Baserunning Instincts:	5
Sacrifice Bunt:	10
Bunt for Hit:	1
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
10-03-1931	@ NOR	Loss, 3-10		1.0	3	2	2	0	0
10-01-1931	@ NOR	Win, 9-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	Win
09-29-1931	SUR	Loss, 2-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1
09-27-1931	MID	Win, 7-1		1.0	0	0	0	0	1
09-26-1931	MID	Win, 10-9		0.2	0	0	0	1	0
09-24-1931	SUS	Win, 5-1		1.0	0	0	0	0	1
09-22-1931	SUS	Loss, 3-11		1.0	2	2	2	0	0
09-20-1931	@ MID	Loss, 5-9		2.0	4	1	1	0	1
09-18-1931	@ MID	Loss, 2-6		0.1	1	0	0	1	0
09-16-1931	@ NOR	Loss, 1-4		2.0	2	0	0	2	1

Home Nations Baseball Association 1931 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	25	0	1	1	0	3.14	28.2	23	11	10	2	11	15	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	2	0	0.0	25	15	11.30	7.22	4.71	3.45	2.87	1.19	7.1	.241
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	41	10	2	0	2	9	4	7	1	1	1	.244	.319	.439	.758
vs. RHB	63	13	2	0	0	2	7	8	0	2	1	.206	.296	.238	.534

Home Nations Baseball Association 1931 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
June	5	0	0	1	0	0.00	5.1	4	1	0	0	1	2
July	4	0	0	0	0	2.25	4.0	1	1	1	1	2	2
August	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	4
September	11	0	0	0	0	4.73	13.1	15	7	7	1	8	7
October	2	0	1	0	0	9.00	2.0	3	2	2	0	0	0
Last Year	8	0	0	0	0	12.86	7.0	11	10	10	0	5	2
2 Years Ago	16	9	1	4	0	4.50	40.0	49	25	20	5	14	13
Career	269	18	12	15	8	3.72	363.1	383	197	150	18	162	183
Home	12	0	0	0	0	4.85	13.0	9	7	7	2	7	7
Road	13	0	1	1	0	1.72	15.2	14	4	3	0	4	8
Grass	25	0	1	1	0	3.14	28.2	23	11	10	2	11	15
Night	25	0	1	1	0	3.14	28.2	23	11	10	2	11	15

Queen's Competition 1931 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	4	0	0	0	0	1.80	5.0	5	1	1	1	1	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	4	3	14.40	9.00	5.40	1.80	5.92	1.20	1.7	.308
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	4	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.750	.750	1.750	2.500
vs. RHB	13	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	2	.154	.313	.154	.466

Queen's Competition 1931 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
April	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1
May	3	0	0	0	0	2.25	4.0	4	1	1	1	1	2
Last Year	8	0	0	0	2	0.82	11.0	5	1	1	0	3	2
2 Years Ago	28	0	2	1	3	3.82	33.0	38	18	14	3	17	15
Career	53	0	9	1	5	2.51	79.0	72	29	22	5	30	35
Home	3	0	0	0	0	2.25	4.0	4	1	1	1	1	3
Road	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Grass	4	0	0	0	0	1.80	5.0	5	1	1	1	1	3
Day	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Night	2	0	0	0	0	3.00	3.0	4	1	1	1	1	2

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
1920 Sussex - HNBA	20	39	1	1	1	1	3.52	46.0	39	22	18	5	20	31	0	0	1.28	.246	4.5
1921 Sussex - HNBA	21	61	7	4	3	3	2.53	92.2	81	38	26	0	34	68	0	0	1.24	.291	17.8
1922 Sussex - HNBA	22	3	0	0	0	0	6.75	4.0	6	3	3	0	4	4	0	0	2.50	.462	-1.2
1925 Sussex - HNBA	25	21	1	2	2	2	4.24	23.1	28	12	11	0	9	10	0	0	1.59	.354	0.2
1926 Sussex - HNBA	26	45	0	3	2	1	4.36	53.2	75	40	26	3	32	18	0	0	1.99	.379	1.8
1927 Sussex - HNBA	27	51	0	0	2	1	3.44	68.0	71	36	26	3	33	22	0	0	1.53	.283	10.7
1929 Essex - HNBA	29	16	9	1	4	0	4.50	40.0	49	25	20	5	14	13	0	0	1.58	.303	2.7
1930 Essex - HNBA	30	8	0	0	0	0	12.86	7.0	11	10	10	0	5	2	0	0	2.29	.393	-5.2
1931 Essex - HNBA	31	25	0	1	1	0	3.14	28.2	23	11	10	2	11	15	0	0	1.19	.241	7.1
Total HNBA	9 yrs.	269	18	12	15	8	3.72	363.1	383	197	150	18	162	183	0	0	1.50	.305	38.3

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	VORP
1924 Sussex-2nd-IX - AAA	24	2	0	1	0	0	3.38	2.2	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0.75	.111	0.4
1925 Sussex-2nd-IX - AAA	25	11	0	6	0	0	1.65	27.1	22	7	5	0	9	14	0	0	1.13	.265	9.2
1929 Essex-2nd-IX - AAA	29	28	0	2	1	3	3.82	33.0	38	18	14	3	17	15	0	0	1.67	.318	4.2
1930 Essex-2nd-IX - AAA	30	8	0	0	0	2	0.82	11.0	5	1	1	0	3	2	0	0	0.73	.132	4.8
1931 Essex-2nd-IX - AAA	31	4	0	0	0	0	1.80	5.0	5	1	1	1	1	3	0	0	1.20	.308	1.7
Total HNBA2IX		53	0	9	1	5	2.51	79.0	72	29	22	5	30	35	0	0	1.29	.265	20.2

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1920 Sussex - ML	P	39	1	1	11	0	12	0	1.000	46.0	2.35
1921 Sussex - ML	P	61	7	8	11	0	21	2	.905	92.2	1.85
1922 Sussex - ML	P	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	4.0	2.25
1922 Sussex - ML	LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.0	0.00
1922 Sussex - ML	CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	4.0	0.00
1925 Sussex - ML	P	21	1	0	2	0	2	0	1.000	23.1	0.77
1926 Sussex - ML	P	45	0	6	9	1	15	0	1.000	53.2	2.52
1927 Sussex - ML	P	51	0	8	24	1	33	1	.970	68.0	4.24
1929 Essex - ML	P	16	9	2	11	1	14	1	.929	40.0	2.92
1930 Essex - ML	P	8	0	0	2	0	3	1	.667	7.0	2.57
1931 Essex-2nd-IX - AAA	P	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	5.0	0.00
1931 Essex - ML	P	25	0	2	4	0	6	0	1.000	28.2	1.88

Player History
01-01-1920	Drafted in the 1920 inaugural draft (Round 17, Pick 7, 391st overall Pick) by the Hampshire Hawks.
01-02-1920	Drafted in the 1920 inaugural draft (Round 17, Pick 11, 395th overall Pick) by the Sussex Sharks.
05-25-1920	Injured (tender elbow), out for 2 weeks.
11-19-1920	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,266 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1921	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (2); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 5 (6).
11-19-1921	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,266 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1922	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (6); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 5 (5).
01-01-1923	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (2); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 7 (7).
01-01-1924	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (2); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 7 (8).
01-01-1925	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (1); Movement: 9 (10); Control: 8 (6).
11-17-1925	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,266 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1926	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (1); Movement: 9 (10); Control: 6 (6).
11-24-1926	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,266 through arbitration.
01-01-1927	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (1); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 6 (6).
11-20-1927	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,266 through arbitration.
01-01-1928	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (1); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 6 (6).
04-02-1928	Released by the Sussex Sharks.
12-31-1928	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,460 with the Essex Eagles organization.
01-01-1929	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (1); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 6 (6).
11-14-1929	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,768 through arbitration.
01-01-1930	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (1); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 6 (6).
03-16-1930	Injured (undisclosed injury), out for one week.
11-22-1930	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,266 through arbitration.
01-01-1931	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (1); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 6 (6).