How Sam Thompson's Losses Compares to Similar Players

Sam Thompson totaled 31 career Losses, well below the starting pitcher average of 43.6 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Losses season came in 1934, posting 0. The highest point came in 1942 at 7. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Losses total went from 3 in 1939 to 5 in 1940 and 7 in 1942, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Losses profile — ranging from 0 to 7 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Sam Thompson Lifetime Losses

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Sam Thompson Losses Per Season

Sam Thompson's Losses 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 Losses per season line chart

Sam Thompson Losses by Team

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

Sam Thompson Cumulative Losses — Career Progression

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

Sam Thompson Losses Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Sam Thompson Losses — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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