Zack Thornton
Zachary James Thornton
Born: May 19, 1988
Los Angeles, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 215
Draft: Round 43 (2008 June Amateur Draft, San Francisco Giants)
Draft: Round 23 (2010 June Amateur Draft, Oakland Athletics)
School: Ventura College
Oregon
Career: 2010-2017
Zack Thornton compiled a career record of 27 wins and 25 losses, with 32 saves, and a 3.69 ERA in his 359-game pitching career with the Athletics, Vancouver Canadians, Burlington Bees, Midland RockHounds, Stockton Ports, Scottsdale Scorpions, Bradenton Marauders, Altoona Curve, Indianapolis Indians, Las Vegas 51s and Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. He began playing during the 2010 season and last took the field during the 2017 campaign.
 Athletics |
 Vancouver Canadians |
 Midland RockHounds |
 Burlington Bees |
 Stockton Ports |
 Altoona Curve |
 Scottsdale Scorpions |
 Indianapolis Indians |
 Bradenton Marauders |
 Las Vegas 51s |
 Southern Maryland Blue Crabs |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | R | ARIZ | Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2010 | Short Season A | NORW | Vancouver Canadians | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.39 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.7 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 117 |
| 2011 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.39 | 40 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 83.0 | 62 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 82 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 331 |
| 2011 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| 2012 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.53 | 48 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 53.7 | 57 | 33 | 27 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 244 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | FLOR | Bradenton Marauders | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.93 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14.0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3.91 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.3 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 107 |
| 2013 | Fall | AZFL | Scottsdale Scorpions | 0 | 0 | 3.07 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14.7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |
| 2013 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.00 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36.0 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 139 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.22 | 50 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59.7 | 61 | 36 | 28 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 264 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.94 | 63 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 61.7 | 59 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 268 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 0 | 3 | .000 | 7.03 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.7 | 54 | 33 | 31 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 186 |
| 2017 | Ind | ATLL | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3.63 | 47 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44.7 | 58 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 200 |
| Totals | 27 | 25 | .519 | 3.69 | 359 | 1 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 472.7 | 460 | 240 | 194 | 28 | 140 | 17 | 477 | 14 | 4 | 23 | 2023 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 130 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | R | ARIZ | Athletics | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2010 | Short Season A | NORW | Vancouver Canadians | P | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .533 |
| 2011 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | P | 40 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .920 | .575 |
| 2011 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | P | 48 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .271 |
| 2013 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | P | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .421 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | P | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .308 |
| 2013 | Fall | AZFL | Scottsdale Scorpions | P | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .600 | .273 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | FLOR | Bradenton Marauders | P | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .500 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | P | 50 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .857 | .360 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | P | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | P | 63 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .955 | .333 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | P | 35 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .286 |
| 2017 | Ind | ATLL | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | P | 45 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .244 |
| Totals | 357 | 44 | 83 | 10 | 5 | .927 | .356 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | R | Arizona League | Athletics | OAK | June 25, 2010 | July 2, 2010 |
| 2010 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Vancouver Canadians | OAK | July 5, 2010 | September 4, 2010 |
| 2011 | A | Midwest League | Burlington Bees | OAK | April 10, 2011 | August 29, 2011 |
| 2011 | AA | Texas League | Midland RockHounds | OAK | September 3, 2011 | September 3, 2011 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | California League | Stockton Ports | OAK | April 7, 2012 | September 2, 2012 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Bradenton Marauders | PIT | April 6, 2013 | May 5, 2013 |
| 2013 | AA | Eastern League | Altoona Curve | PIT | May 11, 2013 | August 29, 2013 |
| 2013 | AAA | International League | Indianapolis Indians | PIT | May 31, 2013 | September 2, 2013 |
| 2013 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Scottsdale Scorpions | October 8, 2013 | November 14, 2013 | |
| 2014 | AAA | International League | Indianapolis Indians | PIT | April 4, 2014 | April 16, 2014 |
| 2014 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas 51s | NYN | April 20, 2014 | August 31, 2014 |
| 2015 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas 51s | NYN | April 9, 2015 | September 7, 2015 |
| 2016 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas 51s | NYN | April 8, 2016 | July 4, 2016 |
| 2017 | Ind | Atlantic League | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | May 25, 2017 | September 16, 2017 |
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