Ryan Thompson

Ryan Thompson

32-Year-Old PitcherRP
Arizona Diamondbacks
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Thompson was a dependable bullpen arm for Arizona in 2024, finishing with career-best marks across multiple categories, including games played (67), innings pitched (66.1), strikeouts (52) and wins (7). The submariner also racked up 24 holds which led the D'Backs and was good for 13th overall in the majors. What Thompson lacks in strikeouts, he makes up for with a 99th percentile groundball rate (62.7 percent) and low walk rate (5.5 percent). The 32-year-old should slot into a setup role once again for 2025. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one year contract with the Diamondbacks in January of 2025.
Earns hold in win
PArizona Diamondbacks
May 2, 2025
Thompson allowed one hit and struck out two over a scoreless seventh inning in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Mets.
ANALYSIS
Thompson picked up his fourth hold, serving as the first of three relievers to preserve the lead after starter Zac Gallen went six strong innings. In the wake of injuries to Arizona's co-closers A.J. Puk (elbow) and Justin Martinez (shoulder), Thompson will be part of the setup crew and could possibly get save chances. On Thursday, Thompson was followed by Kevin Ginkel in the eighth and Shelby Miller for the save in the ninth.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
18
Last 5 Games
17
How many pitches does Ryan Thompson generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Ryan Thompson generally pitch?
 
 
 
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Extra
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-9%
BAA vs RHP
2025
 
 
-18%
BAA vs RHP
2024
Even Split
2023
 
 
-19%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .247 207 29 13 46 7 3 3
Since 2023vs Right .226 253 59 16 53 10 1 7
2025vs Left .276 35 5 6 8 1 0 1
2025vs Right .226 32 10 0 7 2 0 1
2024vs Left .254 124 17 6 29 2 3 2
2024vs Right .254 148 35 9 35 6 1 3
2023vs Left .209 48 7 1 9 4 0 0
2023vs Right .169 73 14 7 11 2 0 3
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-37%
ERA at Home
2025
 
 
-18%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-47%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-47%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 2.93 1.03 61.1 5 3 2 6.9 1.8 0.6
Since 2023Away 4.62 1.28 50.2 3 4 2 7.3 3.0 1.1
2025Home 5.79 1.18 9.1 0 0 0 6.8 1.9 1.9
2025Away 4.76 1.76 5.2 0 0 1 12.7 6.4 0.0
2024Home 2.29 1.02 35.1 5 2 1 7.4 1.8 0.5
2024Away 4.35 1.39 31.0 2 3 1 6.7 2.3 0.9
2023Home 2.70 0.96 16.2 0 1 1 5.9 1.6 0.0
2023Away 5.14 0.86 14.0 1 1 0 6.4 3.2 1.9
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Stat Review
How does Ryan Thompson compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
2.33
 
K/9
8.6
 
BB/9
3.7
 
HR/9
0.6
 
Fastball
90.0 mph
 
ERA
3.68
 
WHIP
1.16
 
BABIP
.268
 
GB/FB
2.22
 
Left On Base
70.5%
 
Exit Velocity
80.6 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
4.2%
 
Spin Rate
2184 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
25.4%
 
Swinging Strike
14.5%
 
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Records first save
PArizona Diamondbacks
April 30, 2025
Thompson earned a save against the Mets on Wednesday, issuing an intentional walk and striking out one batter in one scoreless inning.
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Needs help in ninth inning
PArizona Diamondbacks
April 3, 2025
Thompson allowed two runs on two hits while striking out one over a third of an inning in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Yankees.
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Avoids arbitration
PArizona Diamondbacks
January 9, 2025
Thompson agreed on a one-year contract with the Diamondbacks on Thursday to avoid arbitration.
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Suffers tough loss in key game
PArizona Diamondbacks
September 1, 2024
Thompson (7-4) was the losing pitcher in Saturday's game against the Dodgers, allowing two runs on three hits while striking out one over one inning.
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Blows save, gets win
PArizona Diamondbacks
August 6, 2024
Thompson (6-3) picked up a blown save and the win in Monday's 7-6 extra-inning win over the Guardians. He allowed one run on one hit and struck out one over one inning.
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