How Mark Thompson's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players

Mark Thompson posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .323, above the starting pitcher average of .288 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 2000, posting .274, near the starting pitcher average of .303 that year. The highest point came in 1995 at .384, well above the starting pitcher average of .300 that year. The Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .384 in 1998 to .294 in 1999 and .274 in 2000. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 6 seasons.

Mark Thompson Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play

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Mark Thompson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season

Mark Thompson's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play 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.
Mark Thompson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play per season line chart

Mark Thompson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team

Mark Thompson's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Mark Thompson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Mark Thompson's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play 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.
Mark Thompson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play year-over-year waterfall chart

Mark Thompson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mark Thompson's seasonal Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play 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.
Mark Thompson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mark Thompson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mark Thompson's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play 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.
Mark Thompson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season-by-season breakdown table