How Hank Thompson's Plate Appearances Compares to Similar Players

Hank Thompson totaled 4,218 career Plate Appearances, well above the league average of 2,004.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Plate Appearances season came in 1950, posting 604, well above the league average of 221.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1946 at 99. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Plate Appearances total went from 557 in 1954 to 533 in 1955 and 219 in 1956, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Plate Appearances profile — ranging from 99 to 604 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Hank Thompson Lifetime Plate Appearances

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Hank Thompson Plate Appearances Per Season

Hank Thompson's Plate Appearances 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 Plate Appearances per season line chart

Hank Thompson Plate Appearances by Team

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

Hank Thompson Cumulative Plate Appearances — Career Progression

A running total of Hank Thompson's career Plate Appearances, 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.
Hank Thompson Plate Appearances year-over-year waterfall chart

Hank Thompson Plate Appearances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Hank Thompson's seasonal Plate Appearances 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 Plate Appearances distribution box chart versus comparable players

Hank Thompson Plate Appearances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Hank Thompson's MLB career with Plate Appearances 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 Plate Appearances season-by-season breakdown table