How Mark Thompson's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Mark Thompson totaled 1,560 career Batters Faced, well below the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Batters Faced season came in 1996, posting 763, well above the starting pitcher average of 486.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1998 at 116, well below the starting pitcher average of 527.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 116 in 1998 to 130 in 1999 and 116 in 2000, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 116 to 763 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mark Thompson Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Mark Thompson Batters Faced Per Season

Mark Thompson's Batters Faced 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 Batters Faced per season line chart

Mark Thompson Batters Faced by Team

Mark Thompson's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mark Thompson career Batters Faced by team bar chart

Mark Thompson Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Mark Thompson's career Batters Faced, 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.
Mark Thompson Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Mark Thompson Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mark Thompson's seasonal Batters Faced 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 Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mark Thompson Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mark Thompson's MLB career with Batters Faced 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 Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table