Let the debate continue--Greatest Season Performance

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Posted By: identify7

Thank you Glenn for your patience in describing your analysis. There are numerous offensive catagories associated with scoring runs, imo. Some are not easy to measure. For example, how much impact is associated with Cobb dancing off first? Second? Third? It may have been better for the opposition if he hit a HR.

Due to the above, and similar considerations, I am a proponent of individual statistics as opposed to those grouped with the intention of improved clarity (OPS, for example). By not generating yet another stat, one is allowed to evaluate each situation and comparison on its own merits.

Whether Bonds multi-year performance is a greater achievement than averaging 60+ HRs/yr. for four consecutive seasons, or a .400+ BA for five, is an assessment which I do not believe lends itself to a distillation by statisticians.

Perhaps there is a bit of baseball romance here. Perhaps a bit of ignorance, stubbornness, fandumb and other factors; but we "know" some things. If McGuire and Sosa can average over 60 HRs for multiple seasons, someone else can too. If Bonds can go on the unbelievable tear that he is on - well maybe someone else can too. But nobody is ever going to average over .400 for five seasons; until someone does. But for sure - it won't be soon, unless it is. Until then Rogers over and out, my choice.

No matter what some (other) pencil necked geek says with his sliderule.