How Rich Thompson's Wild Pitches Compares to Similar Players

Rich Thompson totaled 13 career Wild Pitches, above the relief pitcher average of 11.7 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Wild Pitches season came in 2012, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.8 that year. The highest point came in 2009 at 5, well above the relief pitcher average of 2.0 that year. The Wild Pitches trended upward through the final seasons. The Wild Pitches total went from 4 in 2010 to 1 in 2011 and 0 in 2012, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Wild Pitches profile — ranging from 0 to 5 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Rich Thompson Lifetime Wild Pitches

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Season Avg.2.17
162 Game Avg.25.68
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Rich Thompson Wild Pitches Per Season

Rich Thompson's Wild Pitches 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 Wild Pitches per season line chart

Rich Thompson Wild Pitches by Team

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

Rich Thompson Cumulative Wild Pitches — Career Progression

A running total of Rich Thompson's career Wild Pitches, 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 Wild Pitches year-over-year waterfall chart

Rich Thompson Wild Pitches Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rich Thompson's seasonal Wild Pitches 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 Wild Pitches distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rich Thompson Wild Pitches — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rich Thompson's MLB career with Wild Pitches 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 Wild Pitches season-by-season breakdown table