How Justin Thompson's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Justin Thompson posted a career ERA of 4.02, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1997, posting 3.02, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.39 that year. The highest point came in 2005 at 21.6, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.35 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.05 in 1998 to 5.11 in 1999 and 21.6 in 2005. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.02 to 21.6 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Justin Thompson Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Justin Thompson
| Justin Thompson
ERA | Justin Thompson
Component ERA | Justin Thompson
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.02 | 3.97 | 4.28 |
| Season Avg. | 4.02 | 3.97 | 4.28 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.02 | 3.97 | 4.28 |
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Justin Thompson ERA Per Season
Justin Thompson's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Justin Thompson ERA by Team
Justin Thompson's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Justin Thompson ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Justin 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.
Justin Thompson ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Justin 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.
Justin Thompson ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Justin 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.
