How Rich Thompson's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Rich Thompson posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .256, near the relief pitcher average of .255 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 2010, posting .171, well below the relief pitcher average of .249 that year. The highest point came in 2008 at .400, well above the relief pitcher average of .254 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .171 in 2010 to .224 in 2011 and .400 in 2012. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Opposing Batting Average profile — ranging from .171 to .400 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Rich Thompson Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Rich Thompson
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Opposing Batting Average | Rich Thompson
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.256 | 0.302 |
| Season Avg. | 0.256 | 0.302 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.256 | 0.302 |
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Rich Thompson Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Rich Thompson's Opposing Batting Average 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 by Team
Rich Thompson's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rich Thompson Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Rich Thompson's career Opposing Batting Average 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 Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rich Thompson's seasonal Opposing Batting Average 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 — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rich Thompson's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average 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.
