Retired
John Thornton
Birthdate:
Oct. 8, 1885 (76 y, 7 m, 27 d)Born In:
Williamsport, PA, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
L/LHeight/Weight:
5'8"/183
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher of the Month | Oct 1906 | Detroit (FABL) |
| Player of the Week | May 29, 1911 | Cleveland (FABL) |
| Apr 17, 1911 | Cleveland (FABL) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 3 | 61.9 | 47.9 |
| Grey Ink | 34 | 239.8 | 220.3 |
| HoF Standard | 0 | 61.5 | 62.8 |
| WAR | 29.6 | 99.4 | 103.4 |
| WAR7 | 28.4 | 67.0 | 61.5 |
| JAWS | 29.0 | 83.2 | 82.5 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Irv Pearson R | 944 |
| John Scrivens R | 914 |
| Clem Rothstein R | 905 |
| Cyrus Ball R | 903 |
| John Dozier R | 903 |
| Verdo Burt R | 898 |
| George Gapp R | 893 |
| Grover Bray R | 893 |
| Tom Daniel R | 891 |
| Charlie Bowman R | 891 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 45 | 4 |
| 1907 | 44 | 10 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 44 | 5 |
| 1907 | 43 | 9 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 22 | 8 |
| 1907 | 22 | 6 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 23 | 5 |
| 1907 | 22 | 8 |
| 1908 | 24 | 3 |
| 1911 | 21 | 5 |
| 1912 | 24 | 4 |
| 1913 | 25 | 3 |
| 1914 | 17 | 10 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 8 | 1 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 392.2 | 4 |
| 1907 | 386.0 | 7 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 1667 | 3 |
| 1907 | 1605 | 6 |
| 1911 | 1492 | 10 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 7 | 3 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 108 | 9 |
| 1907 | 107 | 7 |
| 1911 | 140 | 2 |
| 1912 | 132 | 4 |
| 1913 | 126 | 5 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 191 | 7 |
| 1907 | 161 | 9 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 18 | 2 |
| 1907 | 8 | 7 |
| 1911 | 12 | 1 |
| 1912 | 17 | 2 |
| 1913 | 12 | 3 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 0.261 | 2 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 8.041 | 10 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 43 | 2 |
| 1907 | 39 | 2 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 6 | 2 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 364 | 4 |
| 1907 | 337 | 10 |
| 1908 | 328 | 6 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 230 | 10 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 2 | 9 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 5.8 | 8 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 13 | 9 |
| 1912 | 13 | 8 |
| 1913 | 6 | 1 |
| 1914 | 8 | 2 |