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Posted By: Anson

How do you measure power from pre 1920's guys? It seems the information we have to work off of is purely anecdotal. On the other side, again removing steroids, how can we measure power from post 1980's players to reflect some sort of equality with the players of the 20's-40's?

I'm still seeing lists heavy in players from the Ruth/Foxx era. I can't believe that apx 6 of the top 10 hitters all came from that era.

I'm playing devil's advocate from the stanpoint that of seeing some different analysis and justification. My list also included mainly prewar folks. But, I still feel that ARod or Manny would beat the living *&%^ out of the ball if we transported them back to the Ruthian days. So, do you consider quality of pitching, conditioning, travel, specialists, DH, new pitches, etc...into the equation? I hate to say it, but pitchers are a HELL of a lot better now than they were back then, overall.