Tyler Thornburg

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: September 29, 1988 in Houston, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 3rd round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from Charleston Southern University (Charleston, SC).

High School: Riverwood International Charter School (Sandy Springs, GA)

School: Charleston Southern University (Charleston, SC)

Debut: June 19, 2012 (Age 23-264d, 20,220th in major league history)
vs. TOR 5.1 IP, 7 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 5 ER

Last Game: June 30, 2022 (Age 33-274d)
vs. CLE 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2013 season

Agents: ACES

Full Name: Tyler Michael Thornburg

Nicknames: Thorny or Thorn

Twitter: @TylerThornburg

Instagram: @tylerthornburg47

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.8

ERA

3.46

206

288.1

287

WHIP

1.276

Summary of 34 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 4 tying, 5 go ahead

3 Tms
MIL	23
BOS	10
MIN	1

Platoon
vs RHB	26
vs LHB	8

Home/Road
Home	21
Away	13

Outs
0	12
1	11
2	11

18 Opps
CIN	5
TOR	5
STL	3
MIN	2
SDP	2
NYM	2
PIT	2
CLE	2
CHW	2
OAK	1
TEX	1
LAA	1
SEA	1
BAL	1
DET	1
ATL	1
LAD	1
WSN	1

34 Batters
Justin Turner	1
Robbie Grossman	1
Renato Núñez	1
José Bautista	1
Amed Rosario	1
Austin Jackson	1
Matt Davidson	1
Eddie Rosario	1
Todd Frazier	1
Adam LaRoche	1
Justin Upton	1
José Abreu	1
Jason Bourgeois	1
Jason Heyward	1
Andrés Giménez	1
Kevin Pillar	1
Mike Trout	1
Nick Hundley	1
Yan Gomes	1
B.J. Upton	1
Zack Cozart	1
Domingo Santana	1
Adam Duvall	1
Carlos Gómez	1
ByungHo Park	1
Allen Craig	1
Casey McGehee	1
Colby Rasmus	1
Neil Walker	1
David Freese	1
Joey Votto	1
Jose Iglesias	1
Edwin Encarnación	1
Brett Lawrie	1

13 Parks
Am Fam Field (MIL)	16
Fenway Pk (BOS)	5
Guaranteed (CHI)	2
Target Field (MIN)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Turner Fld (ATL)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1

Where Hit
7	12
78	10
9	5
89	4
8	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
4	8
5	6
6	5
2	5
3	4
7+	4
1	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	22
2·HR gms	4
4·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	20
1--	6
-2-	4
12-	2
--3	1
1-3	1

51 Runs
RISP	8
0 on	20
1 on	11
2 on	3
Any on	14

Inning
2	1
3	2
5	3
6	7
7	3
8	10
9	6
Extra	2

1-3	3
4-6	10
7-end	21

RelScore
+4..	8
+3	2
+2	2
+1	4
Tied	5
-1	3
-2	2
-3	2
-4..	6

Ahead	16
Tied	5
Behind	13

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	6
2-2	6
0-2	5
2-1	5
0-1	3
1-2	2
1-0	2
0-0	2
1-1	2
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	7
LF	6
CF	5
3B	4
RF	3
SS	3
2B	2
C	2
PH	1
DH	1

OrderPos
8th	7
3rd	6
4th	6
1st	4
2nd	4
5th	3
6th	3
7th	1

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	9
Low Lev	19

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2012-06-19	Brett Lawrie	TOR	@	MIL	tied 0-0	t 3	2	-2-	6,(2-2) CB*BCFX	2	1	5	20%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Arencibia Scores
2	2	2	2	2012-06-19	Colby Rasmus	TOR	@	MIL	behind 2-4	t 6	1	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	2	8	11%	30%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
3	3	3	3	2012-06-19	José Bautista	TOR	@	MIL	behind 3-4	t 6	1	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	3	9	17%	47%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
4	4	4	4	2012-06-19	Edwin Encarnación	TOR	@	MIL	tied 4-4	t 6	1	---	6,(2-2) CFBFBX	1	4	3	17%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
5	5	5	1	2012-07-14	Casey McGehee	PIT	@	MIL	ahead 5-4	t 8	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	5	3	12%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
6	6	6	1	2012-07-18	David Freese	STL	@	MIL	behind 0-4	t 2	0	---	5,(2-2) CSBBX	1	4	5	6%	22%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
7	7	7	2	2012-07-18	Allen Craig	STL	@	MIL	behind 1-4	t 3	2	---	8,(3-2) CFBBFBFX	1	3	9	8%	24%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
8	8	8	1	2012-09-22	Adam LaRoche	WSN		MIL	ahead 9-2	b 6	0	---	2,(0-1) ...FX	1	4	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	2013-07-23	Nick Hundley	SDP	@	MIL	ahead 2-1	t 6	0	1--	1,(0-0) 1X	2	8	2	17%	88%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); M. Kotsay Scores
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	2014-05-20	Justin Upton	ATL		MIL	ahead 4-0	b 5	0	---	6,(3-2) CBBFBX	1	4	7	3%	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
2015	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2015-04-12	Neil Walker	PIT	@	MIL	ahead 7-2	t 9	2	1-3	3,(0-2) FSX	3	4	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Mercer Scores/unER; A. McCutchen Scores/unER; N. Walker Scores/unER
12	12	2	1	2015-04-21	Zack Cozart	CIN	@	MIL	ahead 9-4	t 5	1	1--	4,(0-2) CF1FX	2	8	6	3%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); B. Peña Scores
13	13	3	2	2015-04-21	Joey Votto	CIN	@	MIL	ahead 11-5	t 6	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	2	3	1%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
14	14	4	1	2015-08-29	Todd Frazier	CIN	@	MIL	ahead 7-6	t 5	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	5	12%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
15	15	5	1	2015-09-05 (2)	Adam Duvall	CIN		MIL	behind 2-7	b 9	0	---	7,(2-2) .CBCFFBX	1	7	7	1%	2%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
16	16	6	1	2015-09-15	Jason Heyward	STL	@	MIL	tied 1-1	t 10	1	1--	5,(3-1) BBBCX	2	3	9	42%	93%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); S. Piscotty Scores/unER
17	17	7	1	2015-09-18	Jason Bourgeois	CIN	@	MIL	ahead 3-2	t 7	0	---	4,(2-1) .BFBX	1	1	8	12%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	2016-04-19	ByungHo Park	MIN		MIL	behind 2-5	b 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	3	6%	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	2	2	2016-04-19	Eddie Rosario	MIN		MIL	behind 3-5	b 8	1	1--	4,(2-1) .B*BSX	2	8	PH	39%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); E. Escobar Scores
20	20	3	1	2016-05-04	Mike Trout	LAA	@	MIL	behind 2-3	t 8	0	---	4,(0-2) .FSFX	1	3	8	25%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
21	21	4	1	2016-05-12	B.J. Upton	SDP	@	MIL	ahead 2-0	t 9	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	5	7	5%	96%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
22	22	5	1	2016-06-17	Justin Turner	LAD		MIL	behind 1-2	b 8	2	---	7,(3-2) BCFFBBX	1	3	5	34%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
23	23	6	1	2016-09-28	Carlos Gómez	TEX		MIL	tied 5-5	b 8	2	12-	4,(2-1) CBBX	3	1	7	37%	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); J. Hoying Scores/unER; E. Andrus Scores/Team unER; C. Gómez Scores/Team unER
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	2018-07-21	Jose Iglesias	DET		BOS	ahead 3-0	b 6	2	--3	4,(1-2) *BCCX	2	8	6	6%	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); V. Martínez Scores
25	25	2	1	2018-08-07	Kevin Pillar	TOR		BOS	behind 5-10	b 10	1	1--	5,(0-2) CFFFX	2	8	8	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Y. Solarte Scores
26	26	3	1	2018-08-21	Yan Gomes	CLE	@	BOS	ahead 5-3	t 8	1	---	5,(2-2) BCCBX	1	8	2	7%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
27	27	4	1	2018-08-31	Matt Davidson	CHW		BOS	ahead 3-0	b 7	2	12-	5,(2-2) BFC*BX	3	6	3	5%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); A. García Scores; D. Palka Scores
28	28	5	1	2018-09-14	Austin Jackson	NYM	@	BOS	ahead 5-0	t 8	1	-2-	7,(3-2) BFFB>B.FX	2	8	8	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); B. Nimmo Scores
29	29	6	2	2018-09-14	Amed Rosario	NYM	@	BOS	ahead 7-0	t 8	2	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	1	6	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	2019-03-28	Domingo Santana	SEA		BOS	ahead 10-4	b 7	2	-2-	5,(1-2) FFBFX	2	2	7	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Haniger Scores
31	31	2	1	2019-04-12	Renato Núñez	BAL	@	BOS	behind 2-6	t 9	0	1--	3,(1-1) C*BX	2	4	DH	5%	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Mancini Scores
32	32	3	1	2019-04-30	Robbie Grossman	OAK	@	BOS	behind 0-5	t 9	0	---	6,(3-2) .BBCBCX	1	2	7	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
33	33	4	1	2019-05-04	José Abreu	CHW		BOS	behind 1-15	b 8	2	---	3,(0-2) CSX	1	3	3	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
34	34	1	1	2022-06-30	Andrés Giménez	CLE		MIN	tied 3-3	b 9	2	-2-	6,(3-2) CFBB*BX	2	6	4	40%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Ramírez Scores