Re: When did steroid usage PEAK?
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Originally Posted by
actionjackson
I'm gonna say it hasn't peaked.
Here are some interesting numbers and names: the first number for each player is their lifetime 162 GP avg for HR, the second is their career high for HR, and the third is the year the career high was achieved.
As HGM said 1st up Davey Johnson: 15, 43, 1973
As rage said next up Brady Anderson: 19, 50, 1996
Then we have Luis Gonzalez: 22, 57, 2001
Then we kick it old school with Cy Williams: 20, 41, 1923
How about Roger ("the original asterisk") Maris?: 30, 61, 1961
Finally one I was stunned to see: Yaz: 22, 44, 1967
Just because these guys are here doesn't mean they enhanced their performance in any way, at least we'll never be able to prove it. I only looked at guys whose career high for HR was 40 or higher and for whom the career 162 game average was one half of that or lower. The 162 game career average of course includes the career high. This is far from a scientific study. It's just interesting especially the fact that only 2 of the six examples are from the "steroid" era.
But, unfortunately with the steroid issue, most are guilty until proven innocent.
Re: When did steroid usage PEAK?
I think it was way worse before we really knew about it.
Re: When did steroid usage PEAK?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
actionjackson
I'm gonna say it hasn't peaked.
Here are some interesting numbers and names: the first number for each player is their lifetime 162 GP avg for HR, the second is their career high for HR, and the third is the year the career high was achieved.
As HGM said 1st up Davey Johnson: 15, 43, 1973
As rage said next up Brady Anderson: 19, 50, 1996
Then we have Luis Gonzalez: 22, 57, 2001
Then we kick it old school with Cy Williams: 20, 41, 1923
How about Roger ("the original asterisk") Maris?: 30, 61, 1961
Finally one I was stunned to see: Yaz: 22, 44, 1967
Just because these guys are here doesn't mean they enhanced their performance in any way, at least we'll never be able to prove it. I only looked at guys whose career high for HR was 40 or higher and for whom the career 162 game average was one half of that or lower. The 162 game career average of course includes the career high. This is far from a scientific study. It's just interesting especially the fact that only 2 of the six examples are from the "steroid" era.
If players only took steroids/hgh/whatever else for 1 season or steroids only enhance your performance for 1 season, then I believe this would be more useful information. As it stands at the moment, I think it's more of an interesting info tidbit
