How Mark Thompson's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players
Mark Thompson posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 5.64, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.03 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 1999, posting 3.89, below the starting pitcher average of 4.6 that year. The highest point came in 1998 at 8.44, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.31 that year. The Defense Independent ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 8.44 in 1998 to 3.89 in 1999 and 5.72 in 2000. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Defense Independent ERA profile — ranging from 3.89 to 8.44 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Mark Thompson Lifetime Defense Independent ERA
Stats similar to Defense Independent ERA for Mark Thompson
| Mark Thompson
Defense Independent ERA |
|---|
| Career | 5.64 |
| Season Avg. | 5.64 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 5.64 |
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Mark Thompson Defense Independent ERA Per Season
Mark Thompson's Defense Independent 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.
Mark Thompson Defense Independent ERA by Team
Mark Thompson's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mark Thompson Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Mark Thompson's career Defense Independent 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.
Mark Thompson Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Mark Thompson's seasonal Defense Independent 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.
Mark Thompson Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Mark Thompson's MLB career with Defense Independent 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.
