How Rich Thompson's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Rich Thompson posted a career ERA of 4.21, near the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 2010, posting 1.37, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.9 that year. The highest point came in 2008 at 22.5, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.07 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.37 in 2010 to 3.0 in 2011 and 12.0 in 2012. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.37 to 22.5 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Rich Thompson Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Rich Thompson
| Rich Thompson
ERA | Rich Thompson
Component ERA | Rich Thompson
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.21 | 4.37 | 4.32 |
| Season Avg. | 4.21 | 4.37 | 4.32 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.21 | 4.37 | 4.32 |
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Rich Thompson ERA Per Season
Rich Thompson's ERA 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 ERA by Team
Rich Thompson's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rich Thompson ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Rich Thompson's career 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.
Rich Thompson ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rich Thompson's seasonal 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.
Rich Thompson ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rich Thompson's MLB career with 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.
