How Rich Thompson's Component ERA Compares to Similar Players
Rich Thompson posted a career Component ERA of 4.37, above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Component ERA season came in 2010, posting 1.44, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.85 that year. The highest point came in 2012 at 12.18, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.67 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.44 in 2010 to 3.05 in 2011 and 12.18 in 2012. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Component ERA profile — ranging from 1.44 to 12.18 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Rich Thompson Lifetime Component ERA
Stats similar to Component ERA for Rich Thompson
| Rich Thompson
Component ERA |
|---|
| Career | 4.37 |
| Season Avg. | 4.37 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.37 |
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Rich Thompson Component ERA Per Season
Rich Thompson's Component 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 Component ERA by Team
Rich Thompson's career Component ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rich Thompson Component ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Rich Thompson's career Component 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 Component ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rich Thompson's seasonal Component 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 Component ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rich Thompson's MLB career with Component 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.
