How Danny Thompson's Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Danny Thompson posted a career Batting Average of .248, near the league average of .262 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Batting Average season came in 1972, posting .276, above the league average of .241 that year. The lowest point came in 1970 at .219, below the league average of .251 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .250 in 1974 to .270 in 1975 and .222 in 1976. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent Batting Average producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 7 seasons.

Danny Thompson Lifetime Batting Average and Similar Stats

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Danny Thompson Batting Average Per Season

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

Danny Thompson Batting Average by Team

Danny Thompson's career Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Danny Thompson career Batting Average by team bar chart

Danny Thompson Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Danny Thompson's career Batting 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.
Danny Thompson Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Danny Thompson Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Danny Thompson's seasonal Batting 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.
Danny Thompson Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Danny Thompson Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Danny Thompson's MLB career with Batting 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.
Danny Thompson Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table