How Derrel Thomas's Total Chances Compares to Similar Players

Derrel Thomas totaled 5,721 career Total Chances, well above the league average of 1,199.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Total Chances season came in 1975, posting 740, well above the league average of 200.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1971 at 5, well below the league average of 198.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Total Chances total went from 190 in 1983 to 277 in 1984 and 76 in 1985, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Total Chances profile — ranging from 5 to 740 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Derrel Thomas Lifetime Total Chances

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Derrel Thomas Total Chances Per Season

Derrel Thomas's Total Chances for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 2B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Derrel Thomas Total Chances per season line chart

Derrel Thomas Total Chances by Team

Derrel Thomas's career Total Chances totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Derrel Thomas career Total Chances by team bar chart

Derrel Thomas Cumulative Total Chances — Career Progression

A running total of Derrel Thomas's career Total Chances, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Derrel Thomas Total Chances year-over-year waterfall chart

Derrel Thomas Total Chances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Derrel Thomas's seasonal Total Chances alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Derrel Thomas Total Chances distribution box chart versus comparable players

Derrel Thomas Total Chances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Derrel Thomas's MLB career with Total Chances alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Derrel Thomas Total Chances season-by-season breakdown table