How Rich Thompson's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Rich Thompson posted a career WHIP of 1.36, near the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 2010, posting .814, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.35 that year. The highest point came in 2008 at 3.0, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.38 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .814 in 2010 to 1.22 in 2011 and 2.33 in 2012. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from .814 to 3.0 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Rich Thompson Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Rich Thompson
| Rich Thompson
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.357 |
| Season Avg. | 1.357 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.357 |
| More Info | See More |
Rich Thompson WHIP Per Season
Rich Thompson's WHIP 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 WHIP by Team
Rich Thompson's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rich Thompson WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Rich Thompson's career WHIP 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 WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rich Thompson's seasonal WHIP 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 WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rich Thompson's MLB career with WHIP 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.
