How Gene Thompson's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Gene Thompson posted a career ERA of 3.26, below the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest ERA season came in 1946, posting 1.29, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.52 that year. The highest point came in 1941 at 4.87, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.36 in 1942 to 1.29 in 1946 and 4.29 in 1947. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.29 to 4.87 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Gene Thompson Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Gene Thompson
| Gene Thompson
ERA | Gene Thompson
Component ERA | Gene Thompson
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.26 | 3.42 | 4.23 |
| Season Avg. | 3.26 | 3.42 | 4.23 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.26 | 3.42 | 4.23 |
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Gene Thompson ERA Per Season
Gene Thompson's ERA 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 ERA by Team
Gene Thompson's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Gene Thompson ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Gene Thompson's career ERA 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.
Gene Thompson ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Gene Thompson's seasonal ERA 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 ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Gene Thompson's MLB career with ERA 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.
