re: Poz on Hamilton and Pujols

some recent guys age 32-36

Thome

32-36 : 398/559/956

career average: 402/554/956


Paul Konerko

32-36: 371/506/877

career averages: 359/499/858


Torrie Hunter

32-36: 352/462/814

career averages : 335/466/801


Edgar Martinez

32-36: 455/579/1.033

career averages: 418/515/933


David Ortiz

32-36: 374/527/900

career averages: 380/547/928


Frank Thomas

32-36: 399/553/952

career averages: 419/555/974

Chipper Jones

32-36: 415/563/978

career averages: 401/529/930


Lance Berkman

32-36: 401/512/913

career averages: 409/544/953


Manny Ramirez

32-36: 408/585/993

career averages: 411/585/996


Gary Sheffield

32-36: 402/549/952

career averages: 393/514/907


ok, thats enough for now. There are a bunch more out there too. Not only did these guys match their career averages, but some of them were even better at these ages/

even guys like Vlad, ARod, and Griffey who "broke down" still were all star caliber players at these ages.

Face it, the way distance past may not be the best gauge of players aging. Times are changing, medicine, exercise, etc is changing.

a 32 year old Fred Lynn is not a 32 year old Josh Hamilton.