How Jim Thome's Times on Base Compares to Similar Players

Jim Thome totaled 4,144 career Times on Base, well above the league average of 687.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Times on Base season came in 1996, posting 286, well above the league average of 105.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1991 at 31, well below the league average of 93.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Times on Base total went from 140 in 2010 to 117 in 2011 and 64 in 2012, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Times on Base profile — ranging from 31 to 286 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Jim Thome Lifetime Times on Base

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Jim Thome Times on Base Per Season

Jim Thome's Times on Base for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jim Thome Times on Base per season line chart

Jim Thome Times on Base by Team

Jim Thome's career Times on Base totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jim Thome career Times on Base by team bar chart

Jim Thome Cumulative Times on Base — Career Progression

A running total of Jim Thome's career Times on Base, 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.
Jim Thome Times on Base year-over-year waterfall chart

Jim Thome Times on Base Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jim Thome's seasonal Times on Base 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.
Jim Thome Times on Base distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jim Thome Times on Base — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jim Thome's MLB career with Times on Base 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.
Jim Thome Times on Base season-by-season breakdown table