Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1988
- Draft
- 1988Rd 4, Pk 23
- College
- Providence (MT)
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1988
- Draft
- 1988Rd 4, Pk 23
- College
- Providence (MT)
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 92
- REC
- 107
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 1,338
- AVG
- 12.5
- TD
- 7
- LNG
- 36
- FD
- 26
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 |  CHI | 16 | 15 | 0 | 135 | 9.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1989 | CHI | 16 | 24 | 0 | 392 | 16.3 | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| 1990 | CHI | 16 | 19 | 0 | 254 | 13.4 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| 1991 | CHI | 16 | 17 | 0 | 278 | 16.4 | 1 | 33 | 12 |
| 1993 | NYJ | 13 | 12 | 0 | 108 | 9.0 | 2 | 22 | 7 |
| 1994 | NYJ | 15 | 20 | 0 | 171 | 8.6 | 0 | 25 | 7 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 5
- REC
- 10
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 135
- AVG
- 13.5
- TD
- 1
- LNG
- 25
- FD
- 0
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 92
- REC
- 1.2
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 14.5
- AVG
- 12.5
- TD
- 0.1
- LNG
- 36
- FD
- 0.3
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | CHI | 16 | 0.9 | 0 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1989 | CHI | 16 | 1.5 | 0 | 24.5 | 16.3 | 0.2 | 36 | 0 |
| 1990 | CHI | 16 | 1.2 | 0 | 15.9 | 13.4 | 0.1 | 32 | 0 |
| 1991 | CHI | 16 | 1.1 | 0 | 17.4 | 16.4 | 0.1 | 33 | 0.8 |
| 1993 | NYJ | 13 | 0.9 | 0 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 0.2 | 22 | 0.5 |
| 1994 | NYJ | 15 | 1.3 | 0 | 11.4 | 8.6 | 0 | 25 | 0.5 |
What were Jim Thornton's career stats?
Jim Thornton played 6 seasons for the Bears and the Jets. He had 107 receptions for 1,338 yards and 7 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 1989: 24 receptions, 392 receiving yards and 3 receiving touchdowns.
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