One Man’s Opinion

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by Tabe

His last year in college, he hit a homer more than once every 5 games - a nearly 35 homer pace.

In the minors, same thing his last two years - basically a 35 homer pace.

He was 24 when he was called up, not 25.

His 52 homers as a rookie were surprising, no doubt. But he basically just needed time for his skill to catch up to his size.

Maris' top 5 HR totals were:
26
28
33
39
61

His record setting total was a huge outlier too.