He's only <insert age here> years old

[njd.aitken]

Re: He's only &lt;insert age here&gt; years old

Well, hockey prime is 23-32ish. Baseball seems to be much longer than that. 26-36???

Yeah, one is a year longer. So much longer.

[Effington]

Re: He's only &lt;insert age here&gt; years old

I don't know, most scouts and stat geeks (Bill James, Baseball Prospectus, etc.) mention the 27 peak season/year.

I am not trying to set forth inarguable truths, but if the question is-- "What is generally considered the peak age of a major league baseball player?"
The answer is
"27."
At least for batters.

So, are you cornering someone's "prime" to a one-year span?

[Blzer]

Re: He's only &lt;insert age here&gt; years old

First we need confirmation that Pujols is in fact 29 years old. Only after that can I answer this question more precisely.

[livnlegn]

Re: He's only &lt;insert age here&gt; years old

So, are you cornering someone's "prime" to a one-year span?

No. I am saying that most people who have studied baseball extensively believe that the upward trajectory of a MLB batters prime reaches its highest point (on the average) at 27 years old.

I did say in an earlier post that we can logically deduce from this information that a batter's prime is usually 25-29 years old or 26-28 years old.

When it comes to pitchers, their prime is from when they start doing good until they stop doing good. No, seriously.

[PlyrzNumber1]

Re: He's only &lt;insert age here&gt; years old

Baseball ... peak/prime is 27-29

[littlebugga26]

Re: He's only &lt;insert age here&gt; years old

No. I am saying that most people who have studied baseball extensively believe that the upward trajectory of a MLB batters prime reaches its highest point (on the average) at 27 years old.

I did say in an earlier post that we can logically deduce from this information that a batter's prime is usually 25-29 years old or 26-28 years old.

When it comes to pitchers, their prime is from when they start doing good until they stop doing good. No, seriously.

25-29 seems way to young to me because you rarely see players younger than 24 starting on a major league team unless they are phenoms...

[GeneralManager]

Re: He's only &lt;insert age here&gt; years old

baeball id say is 26-33, football is 26-31, basketball 25-31 off the top of my head so id say its about the same in atleast those three

[Favre4]

Re: He's only &lt;insert age here&gt; years old

I think you took that comment on Pujols a little out of context. I think for baseball you can argue that someone's prime may extend into their low 30s. I would say maybe 32-34 in some cases. After the 33-34 age they really tend to dip off quickly depending on the player.

When it comes to football, especially in the case of running backs, I think we can all say 30 is really a scary age. With the exception of Curtis Martin who led the league in rushing in his final year as a pro, I dont think we can name that many other players who had great success beyond 30 at the running back position. Also, Stephen Jackson is 26 right now I believe. I full 3-4 years younger than LT and LJ.

Some positions in sports I think you can play longer or dont reach your prime til later. Look at the quarterback position. While there have been numerous quarterbacks who have had success at a young age, many have been surrounded by good teams, and I think it is fair to say that a quarterback's game is most polished around the 30-32 age.

You can play til youre 45 in hockey, and in the NBA I think experience takes over for the loss of athletic ability starting at about age 29.