Lou Thornton Stats

Lou Thornton was born on Friday, April 26, 1963, in Montgomery, Alabama. Thornton was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 8, 1985, with the Toronto Blue Jays. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Lou Thornton baseball stats page.
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Lou Thornton

Lou Thornton Autograph on a 1987 ProCards (#1930)

Lou Thornton Autograph on a 1987 ProCards (#1930)
 

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Birth Name:   Louis Thornton
Nickname:   Lou
Born On:   04-26-1963  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Montgomery, Alabama
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Jefferson Davis High School (Hopehull, AL)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-08-1985 (Age 21)
Last Game:   04-24-1990
Draft:   1981 : 19th Round (470th)
Lou Thornton

Lou Thornton Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Lou Thornton

Lou Thornton Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1985 22 Blue Jays 56 72 18 17 1 1 1 0 8 2 0 24 0 0 1 2 .236 .267 .319
1987 24 Blue Jays 12 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .667 .500
1988 25 Blue Jays 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1989 26 Mets 13 13 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .385
1990 27 Mets 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 95 89 29 22 2 1 1 0 9 3 1 25 0 0 1 3 .247 .280 .326
Lou Thornton

Lou Thornton Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1985 Blue Jays LF 16 2 141 15 0.9 13 13 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .867 2.49
1985 Blue Jays RF 20 14 414 32 1.6 32 32 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.09
1987 Blue Jays LF 4 0 21 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1988 Blue Jays LF 9 0 39 1 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.69
1988 Blue Jays RF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1989 Mets CF 1 0 9 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.00
1989 Mets LF 3 0 18 1 0.3 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.50
1989 Mets RF 2 2 54 6 3.0 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1990 Mets CF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1990 Mets RF 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
LF Totals 32 2 219 17 0.5 15 15 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .882 1.85
RF Totals 24 16 474 39 1.6 39 39 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.22
CF Totals 2 0 15 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.60
5 Years 58 18 708 58 1.0 56 56 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.14
Lou Thornton

Lou Thornton Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1985 Blue Jays 1 0 1.000 4 23 16 72.0 3.0 9.0 - - -
1987 Blue Jays 0 1 .000 1 8 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1988 Blue Jays 0 0 .000 0 2 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1989 Mets 2 0 1.000 2 7 n/a 0.0 13.0 13.0 - - -
1990 Mets 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 3 1 .750 7 41 23 89.0 3.6 9.9 - - -
Lou Thornton

Lou Thornton Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1985 Toronto Blue Jays 28 $60,000.00 - -
1987 Toronto Blue Jays 28 $62,500.00 - -
1988 Toronto Blue Jays 28 Undetermined - -
1989 New York Mets 4 Undetermined - -
1990 New York Mets 1 $103,000.00 - -




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