How Sam Thompson's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Sam Thompson totaled 137 career Walks, well below the starting pitcher average of 265.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Walks season came in 1938, posting 1. The highest point came in 1932 at 24. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 23 in 1939 to 21 in 1940 and 15 in 1942, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 1 to 24 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

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Sam Thompson Walks Per Season

Sam Thompson's Walks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro National League II, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Sam Thompson Walks per season line chart

Sam Thompson Walks by Team

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

Sam Thompson Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Sam Thompson's career Walks, 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.
Sam Thompson Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Sam Thompson Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Sam Thompson's seasonal Walks 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.
Sam Thompson Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Sam Thompson Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Sam Thompson's MLB career with Walks 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.
Sam Thompson Walks season-by-season breakdown table