How Rich Thompson's Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Compares to Similar Players
Rich Thompson posted a career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings of 9.03, well above the relief pitcher average of 6.36 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts Per 9 Innings season came in 2007, posting 12.15, well above the relief pitcher average of 7.26 that year. The lowest point came in 2008 at 4.5, well below the relief pitcher average of 7.47 that year. The Strikeouts Per 9 Innings trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 6.86 in 2010 to 9.33 in 2011 and 9.0 in 2012. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts Per 9 Innings profile — ranging from 4.5 to 12.15 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Rich Thompson Lifetime Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
Stats similar to Strikeouts Per 9 Innings for Rich Thompson
| Rich Thompson
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 9.03 |
| Season Avg. | 9.03 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 9.03 |
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Rich Thompson Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Per Season
Rich Thompson's Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings by Team
Rich Thompson's career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rich Thompson Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Rich Thompson's career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rich Thompson's seasonal Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rich Thompson's MLB career with Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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.
