How Jason Thompson's Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Jason Thompson posted a career Batting Average of .261, near the league average of .263 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Batting Average season came in 1980, posting .288, near the league average of .264 that year. The lowest point came in 1986 at .196, well below the league average of .257 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .254 in 1984 to .241 in 1985 and .196 in 1986. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 11 seasons.
Jason Thompson Lifetime Batting Average and Similar Stats
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| Career | 0.261 | 5686 | 4802 | 0.276 |
| Season Avg. | 0.261 | 516.91 | 436.55 | 0.276 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.261 | 649.6 | 548.61 | 0.276 |
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Jason Thompson Batting Average Per Season
Jason Thompson's Batting Average for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jason Thompson Batting Average by Team
Jason Thompson's career Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jason Thompson Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Jason 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.
Jason Thompson Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jason 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.
Jason Thompson Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jason 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.
