Trent

Thornton

PAge : 33Throws : R

#49

Trent Thornton

#49PChicago Cubs

Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 86 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2019-03-31

Born in : Charlotte, NC, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Chicago Cubs	48	5	5	3.35	48.1	31	1.20
2025	Seattle Mariners	33	2	0	4.68	42.1	32	1.30
2024	Seattle Mariners	71	4	3	3.61	72.1	77	1.13
2023		27	1	2	2.01	31.1	26	1.15
2023	Seattle Mariners	23	1	2	2.08	26.0	21	1.08
2023	Toronto Blue Jays	4	0	0	1.69	5.1	5	1.50
2022	Toronto Blue Jays	32	0	2	4.11	46.0	37	1.24
2021	Toronto Blue Jays	37	1	3	4.78	49.0	52	1.43
2020	Toronto Blue Jays	3	0	0	11.12	5.2	6	3.18
2019	Toronto Blue Jays	32	6	9	4.84	154.1	149	1.41
Career totals		283	19	24	4.27	449.1	410	1.32

ContractChicago Cubs payroll →

Type: Free Agent
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 1.4 M$
AAV: 1.36 M$

2026
1.36 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

3.35

FIP

5.21

xFIP

4.87

ERA-

WHIP

1.20

15.8 %

BB%

8.7 %

Strikeouts

Innings

48.3

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

-0.4

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

-0.5

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (-2)

20230.0 WAR · 0.0 per full season
20240.6 WAR · 0.5 per full season
2025-0.3 WAR · -0.5 per full season
2026-0.5 WAR · -0.7 per full season

Outlook, age included

-17 · 32 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Depth

VEL: Velocity; 75
STF: Stuff; 62
CTL: Control; 80
CNT: Contact allowed; 62
STA: Stamina; —
DUR: Durability; 76
EX: Experience; 75

Why these ratings?

VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
CTL — Control : Walks avoided
CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

-0.5

#238 of 263 regular relievers

PAL Rating

12 / 100

#231 of 263 regular relievers

Value Rating

15 / 100

Surplus $-6.2M · salary $1.4M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention16

Stuff8

Command57

Contact allowed6

Velocity53

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 5.21 · RA9-WAR: 0.5

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Fastball

95.1 mi/h

53th percentile

15.8 %

8th percentile

BB%

8.7 %

57th percentile

xERA

4.95

13th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.339

13th percentile

Barrels allowed

10.3 %

9th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	CHC	-0.5	12	63	95.1	15.8	8.7	4.95	.339
2025	SEA	-0.3	20	75	94.4	17.8	7.8	4.86	.339
2024	SEA	0.6	75	81	95.5	26.2	6.5	3.39	.290
2023	SEA	0.0	71	73	94.1	20.8	4.8	3.11	.274
2022	TOR	-0.1	14	63	93.8	19.6	9.0	5.20	.352
2021	TOR	-0.4	25	73	93.9	24.1	7.4	5.30	.349

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 11	vs PIT	1.0	1	0	0	0	3.35
Sep 9	@ MIL	1.0	0	0	0	2	3.42
Sep 8	@ MIL	0.2	1	0	0	1	3.50
Sep 5	@ MIA	0.2	1	1	0	0	3.55
Sep 2	vs MIL	0.2	2	0	1	2	3.40
Aug 30	vs CIN	1.0	2	1	0	1	3.45
Aug 28	vs CIN	0.2	4	5	1	0	3.32
Aug 26	@ AZ	1.0	1	0	0	1	2.32
Aug 23	@ SEA	1.0	0	0	0	1	2.38
Aug 22	@ SEA	1.1	1	0	0	1	2.43