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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
Dwight Gooden's best years were ages 19-24. And very good years they were. I am sure I could find other examples. You're cherry picking to get to a result IMO.
Herb Score dominated the AL at age 23.
Tom Seaver had excellent years at 22 and 23 and one of his best years if not his best at 24.
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Yes, some pitchers figure it out early, but most don't. Either way though, if I'm evaluating Gooden to determine how good he was, I'm also going to zoom in on his best 4 or 5 years (consecutive years that is, as you can't just cherry pick 4 random years).