How Derek Thompson's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Derek Thompson posted a career ERA of 3.5, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. Across 1 season, the ERA arc showed a consistent if unspectacular start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 1 season of data, the ERA arc was in line with league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 1 season.

Derek Thompson Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Derek Thompson ERA Per Season

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

Derek Thompson ERA by Team

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

Derek Thompson ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Derek Thompson's career ERA 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.
Derek Thompson ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Derek Thompson ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Derek Thompson's seasonal ERA 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.
Derek Thompson ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Derek Thompson ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Derek Thompson's MLB career with ERA 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.
Derek Thompson ERA season-by-season breakdown table