How Hank Thompson's Walks Per Strikeout Compares to Similar Players

Hank Thompson posted a career Walks Per Strikeout of 1.65, well above the league average of .604 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Walks Per Strikeout season came in 1947, posting 4.43, well above the league average of 1.06 that year. The lowest point came in 1956 at 1.19, well above the league average of .738 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.55 in 1954 to 1.5 in 1955 and 1.19 in 1956. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks Per Strikeout profile — ranging from 1.19 to 4.43 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Hank Thompson Lifetime Walks Per Strikeout

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Hank Thompson Walks Per Strikeout Per Season

Hank Thompson's Walks Per Strikeout for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 3B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Hank Thompson Walks Per Strikeout per season line chart

Hank Thompson Walks Per Strikeout by Team

Hank Thompson's career Walks Per Strikeout totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Hank Thompson career Walks Per Strikeout by team bar chart

Hank Thompson Walks Per Strikeout Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Hank Thompson's career Walks Per Strikeout 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.
Hank Thompson Walks Per Strikeout year-over-year waterfall chart

Hank Thompson Walks Per Strikeout Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Hank Thompson's seasonal Walks Per Strikeout 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.
Hank Thompson Walks Per Strikeout distribution box chart versus comparable players

Hank Thompson Walks Per Strikeout — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Hank Thompson's MLB career with Walks Per Strikeout 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.
Hank Thompson Walks Per Strikeout season-by-season breakdown table