How Gene Thompson's Earned Runs Compares to Similar Players

Gene Thompson totaled 249 career Earned Runs, well below the starting pitcher average of 332.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Earned Runs season came in 1946, posting 9, well below the starting pitcher average of 31.6 that year. The highest point came in 1940 at 83, well above the starting pitcher average of 41.7 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Earned Runs total went from 38 in 1942 to 9 in 1946 and 17 in 1947, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Earned Runs profile — ranging from 9 to 83 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Gene Thompson Lifetime Earned Runs

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Gene Thompson
Earned Runs
Career249
Season Avg.41.5
162 Game Avg.218.04
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Gene Thompson Earned Runs Per Season

Gene Thompson's Earned Runs 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 Earned Runs per season line chart

Gene Thompson Earned Runs by Team

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

Gene Thompson Cumulative Earned Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Gene Thompson's career Earned Runs, 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 Earned Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Gene Thompson Earned Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Gene Thompson's seasonal Earned Runs 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 Earned Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Gene Thompson Earned Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Gene Thompson's MLB career with Earned Runs 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.
Gene Thompson Earned Runs season-by-season breakdown table