How Gene Thompson's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Gene Thompson totaled 2,936 career Batters Faced, below the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best Batters Faced season came in 1940, posting 951, well above the starting pitcher average of 393.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1947 at 164, well below the starting pitcher average of 390.2 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 443 in 1942 to 244 in 1946 and 164 in 1947, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 164 to 951 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Gene Thompson Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Gene Thompson
| Gene Thompson
Batters Faced | Gene Thompson
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 2936 | 38.48 |
| Season Avg. | 489.33 | 38.48 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2570.98 | 38.48 |
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Gene Thompson Batters Faced Per Season
Gene Thompson's Batters Faced 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.
Gene Thompson Batters Faced by Team
Gene Thompson's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Gene Thompson Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Gene Thompson's career Batters Faced, 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.
Gene Thompson Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Gene Thompson's seasonal Batters Faced 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.
Gene Thompson Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Gene Thompson's MLB career with Batters Faced 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.
