How John Thomson's Starts Compares to Similar Players
John Thomson totaled 212 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 2003, posting 35, well above the starting pitcher average of 17.0 that year. The lowest point came in 2007 at 2, well below the starting pitcher average of 16.0 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 17 in 2005 to 15 in 2006 and 2 in 2007, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 2 to 35 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
John Thomson Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for John Thomson
| John Thomson
Starts | John Thomson
Games Started % |
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| Career | 212 | 98.15 |
| Season Avg. | 21.2 | 98.15 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 159 | 98.15 |
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John Thomson Starts Per Season
John Thomson's Starts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
John Thomson Starts by Team
John Thomson's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
John Thomson Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of John Thomson's career Starts, 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.
John Thomson Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes John Thomson's seasonal Starts 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.
John Thomson Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of John Thomson's MLB career with Starts 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.
