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Old 11-26-2021, 09:09 PM
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He might be, but we wouldn't have enough data to say that with confidence. We'd probably want something like 600-800 innings worth of work for variance to even out. And even then, someone could still have gotten lucky over that sample size, it's just significantly less likely.
So if in my hypothetical the guy puts together two more similar seasons, then quits or dies, you would say he's the greatest ever?
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