How Frank Thomas's Games Played as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Frank Thomas totaled 1,711 career Games Played as Fielder, well above the league average of 366.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Played as Fielder season came in 1956, posting 171, well above the league average of 57.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1952 at 5, well below the league average of 62.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Played as Fielder total went from 112 in 1963 to 88 in 1964 and 52 in 1965, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Played as Fielder profile — ranging from 5 to 171 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Frank Thomas Lifetime Games Played as Fielder

Stats similar to Games Played as Fielder for Frank Thomas
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Games Played as Fielder
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Season Avg.114.07
162 Game Avg.162
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Frank Thomas Games Played as Fielder Per Season

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

Frank Thomas Games Played as Fielder by Team

Frank Thomas's career Games Played as Fielder totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Frank Thomas career Games Played as Fielder by team bar chart

Frank Thomas Cumulative Games Played as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of Frank Thomas's career Games Played as Fielder, 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.
Frank Thomas Games Played as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

Frank Thomas Games Played as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Frank Thomas's seasonal Games Played as Fielder 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.
Frank Thomas Games Played as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

Frank Thomas Games Played as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Frank Thomas's MLB career with Games Played as Fielder 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.
Frank Thomas Games Played as Fielder season-by-season breakdown table