How Frank Thomas's Equivalent Average Compares to Similar Players

Frank Thomas posted a career Equivalent Average of .970, well above the league average of .748 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Equivalent Average season came in 1996, posting 1.07, well above the league average of .812 that year. The lowest point came in 2008 at .744, near the league average of .774 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .924 in 2006 to .864 in 2007 and .744 in 2008. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent Equivalent Average producers of his era, the career line shows well-above-average output with little season-to-season variance across 18 seasons.

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Frank Thomas Equivalent Average Per Season

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

Frank Thomas Equivalent Average by Team

Frank Thomas's career Equivalent Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Frank Thomas career Equivalent Average by team bar chart

Frank Thomas Equivalent Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Frank Thomas's career Equivalent Average shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Frank Thomas Equivalent Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Frank Thomas Equivalent Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Frank Thomas's seasonal Equivalent Average 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 Equivalent Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Frank Thomas Equivalent Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Frank Thomas's MLB career with Equivalent Average 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 Equivalent Average season-by-season breakdown table