P Emmett Thornton #2
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/11/1975
P EMMETT THORNTON #2 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
25 19 12-4 1 3.43 136.1 139 9 49 63 1.38 1.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/10/1975 @ KC Loss, 5-6 X 5.0 4 5 5 5 1
08/05/1975 @ TOR Win, 4-3 X 7.0 5 3 0 2 5 Win
08/01/1975 MIL Loss, 1-5 X 5.2 10 4 4 2 3 Loss
07/27/1975 CLE Win, 8-7 X 8.0 6 2 2 0 6 Win
07/22/1975 @ SFS Win, 9-5 X 7.0 5 4 4 2 2
07/18/1975 @ LAS Win, 10-3 X 6.0 7 3 3 2 2 Win
07/11/1975 SFS Win, 4-1 X 6.2 7 1 1 4 3 Win
07/06/1975 @ CIN Win, 9-3 X 8.0 9 3 3 1 3 Win
07/01/1975 @ CLE Loss, 1-8 X 4.2 10 7 4 2 2 Loss
06/27/1975 CIN Win, 3-1 X 7.0 7 1 0 3 3 Win
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/13/1944
Born in:New Orleans, LA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$92,500
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 122 Days
Service This Yr:126 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 52 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 1st Pick in Round 1(Supp.)
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 25 19 12 4 1 3.43 136.1 139 64 52 9 49 63 0 0.0 0 11 57.9
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 0 100.0 6 2 12.87 9.18 4.16 3.23 4.07 1.38 105 1.3 .283        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 195 49 7 2 2 19 19 22 0 5 3 .251 .327 .338 .666      
vs. RHB 334 90 16 0 7 45 30 41 3 7 4 .269 .334 .380 .714      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 2 1 0 0 3.75 12.0 9 8 5 0 7 6  
April 3 3 2 1 0 4.34 18.2 20 9 9 2 9 8  
May 8 2 1 1 1 3.47 23.1 25 13 9 2 9 9  
June 5 5 4 0 0 1.98 36.1 31 10 8 1 11 19  
July 6 6 4 1 0 3.79 40.1 44 20 17 3 11 18  
August 3 3 1 1 0 4.58 17.2 19 12 9 1 9 9  
Spring Training 10 2 2 0 0 1.69 16.0 16 3 3 1 4 7  
Last Year 35 35 10 13 0 4.54 202.0 213 118 102 8 76 106  
2 Years Ago 35 35 14 10 0 3.11 234.2 209 95 81 11 82 114  
Career 172 157 52 56 2 3.71 991.2 971 464 409 51 363 513  
Home 11 9 7 2 0 2.63 65.0 65 22 19 4 19 33  
Road 14 10 5 2 1 4.16 71.1 74 42 33 5 30 30  
Grass 17 14 11 3 0 2.99 99.1 105 42 33 7 32 51  
Turf 8 5 1 1 1 4.62 37.0 34 22 19 2 17 12  
Day 7 7 5 0 0 3.67 49.0 44 21 20 2 22 24  
Night 18 12 7 4 1 3.30 87.1 95 43 32 7 27 39  
As Starter 19 19 12 4 0 3.70 124.0 129 61 51 9 48 58  
As Reliever / Substitution 6 0 0 0 1 0.73 12.1 10 3 1 0 1 5  
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+
1969 Cleveland - FABL 25 4 3 1 1 0 3.05 20.2 13 7 7 1 6 8 0 0 0.92 .185 3.42 0.3 119
1970 Cleveland - FABL 26 8 0 0 0 1 2.25 12.0 14 3 3 0 3 12 0 0 1.42 .400 1.90 0.4 182
1971 Kansas City - FABL 27 35 35 7 21 0 4.05 209.0 217 104 94 14 92 107 1 0 1.48 .296 3.80 2.3 90
1972 New York - FABL 28 30 30 8 7 0 3.56 177.0 166 73 70 8 55 103 0 0 1.25 .278 3.03 3.4 97
1973 New York - FABL 29 35 35 14 10 0 3.11 234.2 209 95 81 11 82 114 2 2 1.24 .260 3.37 4.4 121
1974 New York - FABL 30 35 35 10 13 0 4.54 202.0 213 118 102 8 76 106 1 1 1.43 .302 3.37 3.4 80
1975 New York - FABL 31 25 19 12 4 1 3.43 136.1 139 64 52 9 49 63 0 0 1.38 .283 4.07 1.3 114
Total FABL 172 157 52 56 2 3.71 991.2 971 464 409 51 363 513 4 3 1.35 .283 3.48 15.6 99
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+
1965 Ottumwa - R 21 7 7 5 0 0 2.11 55.1 52 16 13 6 26 54 2 0 1.41 .305 4.51 1.5 286
1965 Savannah - A 21 8 8 7 1 0 3.39 61.0 45 24 23 5 34 58 5 1 1.30 .253 4.33 1.3 150
1966 Ottumwa - R 22 4 2 1 0 0 5.74 15.2 20 13 10 2 13 12 0 0 2.11 .353 6.92 0.1 110
1966 Savannah - A 22 11 11 3 7 0 4.74 79.2 91 50 42 4 45 67 5 2 1.71 .351 4.03 1.4 94
1966 Wilmington - A 22 4 4 3 0 0 0.96 28.0 21 3 3 0 10 26 0 0 1.11 .266 1.93 1.0 352
1967 Savannah - A 23 12 12 6 3 0 2.17 99.2 72 26 24 7 59 91 5 1 1.31 .256 3.20 1.3 149
1967 Wilmington - A 23 11 11 3 5 0 3.43 76.0 65 31 29 5 33 65 1 0 1.29 .287 3.26 1.1 97
1967 Youngstown - AA 23 5 5 1 2 0 4.10 26.1 23 14 12 1 10 20 0 0 1.25 .282 2.68 0.6 82
1968 Rochester - AAA 24 31 31 6 14 0 3.66 167.0 160 84 68 11 117 69 0 0 1.66 .279 4.58 2.4 125
1969 Rochester - AAA 25 26 26 5 9 0 5.23 139.1 156 97 81 10 85 52 0 0 1.73 .298 4.70 2.3 94
1970 Rochester - AAA 26 23 23 12 8 0 3.90 138.1 129 67 60 5 72 104 0 0 1.45 .300 3.51 3.3 109
1972 Little Rock - AAA 28 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.00 .333 0.51 0.1 999
Total EA 5 5 1 2 0 4.10 26.1 23 14 12 1 10 20 0 0 1.25 .282 2.68 82.3
Total UL 80 80 23 31 0 4.23 444.2 445 248 209 26 274 225 0 0 1.62 .291 4.28 108.5
Total MAL 15 15 6 5 0 2.77 104.0 86 34 32 5 43 91 1 0 1.24 .281 2.90 120.5
Total SEL 31 31 16 11 0 3.33 240.1 208 100 89 16 138 216 15 4 1.44 .291 3.76 124.9
Total UMVA 11 9 6 0 0 2.92 71.0 72 29 23 8 39 66 2 0 1.56 .317 5.04 210.9
Total CL 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.00 .333 0.51 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Savannah - A P 8 8 2 5 1 8 1 .875 61.0 1.03 +0.4 1.059
1965 Ottumwa - R P 7 7 4 3 1 7 0 1.000 55.1 1.14 +0.3 1.083
1966 Wilmington - A P 4 4 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 28.0 0.96 +0.8 .000
1966 Savannah - A P 11 11 6 3 0 10 1 .900 79.2 1.02 +1.4 1.396
1966 Ottumwa - R P 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 15.2 0.57 +0.3 1.044
1967 Youngstown - AA P 5 5 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 26.1 1.03 +0.2 1.019
1967 Wilmington - A P 11 11 6 4 0 10 0 1.000 76.0 1.18 +1.7 1.067
1967 Savannah - A P 12 12 1 7 0 8 0 1.000 99.2 0.72 +1.2 1.050
1968 Rochester - AAA P 31 31 10 16 3 28 2 .929 167.0 1.40 +0.5 .849
1969 Cleveland - MLB P 4 3 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 20.2 0.87 +0.1 .999
1969 Rochester - AAA P 26 26 6 21 1 28 1 .964 139.1 1.74 -0.5 1.016
1970 Cleveland - MLB P 8 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 12.0 1.50 +0.0 .994
1970 Rochester - AAA P 23 23 5 21 1 27 1 .963 138.1 1.69 +1.9 1.058
1971 Kansas City - MLB P 35 35 11 23 3 34 0 1.000 209.0 1.46 -0.5 .955
1972 New York - MLB P 30 30 17 17 0 36 2 .944 177.0 1.73 -0.5 .891
1972 Little Rock - AAA P 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .996
1973 New York - MLB P 35 35 15 23 0 39 1 .974 234.2 1.46 +0.7 1.068
1974 New York - MLB P 35 35 14 22 1 37 1 .973 202.0 1.60 +0.2 1.004
1975 New York - MLB P 25 19 8 18 1 29 3 .897 136.1 1.72 -0.4 .994
TOTAL P 315 297 108 192 12 313 13 .958 1881.0 1.44 +7.8 .998
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
06/18/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft out of college (Baton Rouge State; New Orleans, LA) by the Cleveland Foresters. (Supplemental Round 1, Pick 1, 21st overall pick).
07/08/1965 Named the #16 prospect in the FABL
09/18/1965 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Roanoke Railroaders with 10 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
10/01/1965 Wins the SEL Pitcher of the Month Award.
03/29/1966 Successfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Cleveland Foresters development complex.
04/11/1966 Named the #81 prospect in the FABL
07/22/1966 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Miami Sailors with 11 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed!
08/26/1966 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Charlotte Bluebirds with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/06/1966 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/09/1967 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Winston-Salem Blazers with 6 strikeouts and 8 BB allowed!
12/10/1968 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Cleveland Foresters.
12/10/1970 Designated for assignment and placed on waivers by the Cleveland Foresters.
12/23/1970 Was claimed off waivers by Kansas City while with Cleveland.
01/05/1972 Was traded by the Kansas City Mavericks to the New York Imperials, along with SP Cal Newman, in exchange for RP John Moss and 1B Jim Gensel.
05/04/1973 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Francisco Sailors with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/30/1973 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Montreal Saints with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/19/1974 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Stars with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
03/19/1975 Injured (earache),day-to-day for 1 day.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1971 35 3
1973 35 7
Year L Rank
1971 21 1
Year BB Rank
1971 92 8
1973 82 9
Year HR/9 Rank
1972 0.41 7
1973 0.42 6
1974 0.36 5
Year SHO Rank
1973 2 2
1974 1 9
Year GB% Rank
1971 0.56 7
1972 0.60 1
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