How Rich Thompson's Played Outs Compares to Similar Players

Rich Thompson totaled 314 career Played Outs, well below the league average of 6,515.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Played Outs season came in 2011, posting 162, well below the league average of 971.0 that year. The lowest point came in 2008 at 6, well below the league average of 983.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Played Outs total went from 59 in 2010 to 162 in 2011 and 9 in 2012, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 6 to 162 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Rich Thompson Lifetime Played Outs

Stats similar to Played Outs for Rich Thompson
Rich Thompson
Played Outs
Career314
Season Avg.52.33
162 Game Avg.620.34
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Rich Thompson Played Outs Per Season

Rich Thompson's Played Outs 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 Played Outs per season line chart

Rich Thompson Played Outs by Team

Rich Thompson's career Played Outs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rich Thompson career Played Outs by team bar chart

Rich Thompson Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression

A running total of Rich Thompson's career Played Outs, 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.
Rich Thompson Played Outs year-over-year waterfall chart

Rich Thompson Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rich Thompson's seasonal Played Outs 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 Played Outs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rich Thompson Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rich Thompson's MLB career with Played Outs 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.
Rich Thompson Played Outs season-by-season breakdown table