Chicago Cubs
Trent Thornton has thrown 7,812 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2017 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (95mph), also mixing in a Cutter (92mph), Curve (82mph), Slider (82mph) and Sinker (94mph). He also rarely throws a Splitter (89mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has less armside movement than typical, results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slightly above average velo. Their cutter is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters, has well above average velo, has some natural sink and has strong cutting action. Their curve generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' curves, is much harder than usual, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves, has a sharp downward bite and has primarily 12-6 movement. Their slider sweeps across the zone, has exceptional depth, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders and has below average velo. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 15 of them in 2026) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has less armside run than typical, has slightly above average velo and has some natural sinking action. Their splitter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 1 of them in 2026) is thrown extremely hard, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' splitters, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' splitters and has slight armside fade.