How Rich Thompson's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players
Rich Thompson posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .302, near the relief pitcher average of .293 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 2010, posting .189, well below the relief pitcher average of .300 that year. The highest point came in 2012 at .455, well above the relief pitcher average of .298 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .189 in 2010 to .285 in 2011 and .455 in 2012. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play profile — ranging from .189 to .455 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Rich Thompson Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play for Rich Thompson
| Rich Thompson
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.302 |
| Season Avg. | 0.302 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.302 |
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Rich Thompson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season
Rich 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 — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, Oceania, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Rich Thompson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team
Rich 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.
Rich Thompson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Rich 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.
Rich Thompson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rich 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.
Rich Thompson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rich 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.
