How Justin Thompson's Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Compares to Similar Players

Justin Thompson posted a career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings of 5.94, above the starting pitcher average of 5.11 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Strikeouts Per 9 Innings season came in 1996, posting 6.71, near the starting pitcher average of 6.23 that year. The lowest point came in 1999 at 5.24, below the starting pitcher average of 6.16 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 6.04 in 1998 to 5.24 in 1999 and 5.4 in 2005. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Strikeouts Per 9 Innings producers of his era, the career line shows above-average output with little season-to-season variance across 5 seasons.

Justin Thompson Lifetime Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

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Justin Thompson Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Per Season

Justin Thompson's Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings per season line chart

Justin Thompson Strikeouts Per 9 Innings by Team

Justin Thompson's career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Justin Thompson career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings by team bar chart

Justin Thompson Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Justin Thompson's career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings year-over-year waterfall chart

Justin Thompson Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Justin Thompson's seasonal Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings distribution box chart versus comparable players

Justin Thompson Strikeouts Per 9 Innings — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Justin Thompson's MLB career with Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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.
Justin Thompson Strikeouts Per 9 Innings season-by-season breakdown table