Comments on: Peak Age: Another Estimate http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/04/peak-age-another-estimate/ Economic Thinking about Baseball Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:16:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tangotiger http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/04/peak-age-another-estimate/comment-page-1/#comment-5146 tangotiger Tue, 18 Apr 2006 18:50:04 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/04/peak-age-another-estimate/#comment-5146 Cliff: Here you go... http://www.tangotiger.net/aging.html Cliff:

Here you go…

http://www.tangotiger.net/aging.html

]]> By: Cliff Harpe http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/04/peak-age-another-estimate/comment-page-1/#comment-5076 Cliff Harpe Wed, 12 Apr 2006 21:46:03 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/04/peak-age-another-estimate/#comment-5076 JC, Are you aware of any studies of hitters that look at age of first serious entry into the Majors as compared to peak performance and age of that peak performance? Basically, anecdotally, if somebody sticks and performs by 19 he is highly likely to be a hall of famer (Ty Cobb and Al Kaline won batting titles at 19) and your earlier studies show hall of famers peak later (29 or so as I remember) as compared to 27 for all players as compared to 26 for short termers. JC,

Are you aware of any studies of hitters that look at age of first serious entry into the Majors as compared to peak performance and age of that peak performance? Basically, anecdotally, if somebody sticks and performs by 19 he is highly likely to be a hall of famer (Ty Cobb and Al Kaline won batting titles at 19) and your earlier studies show hall of famers peak later (29 or so as I remember) as compared to 27 for all players as compared to 26 for short termers.

]]> By: Marc Normandin http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/04/peak-age-another-estimate/comment-page-1/#comment-5070 Marc Normandin Wed, 12 Apr 2006 17:20:22 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/04/peak-age-another-estimate/#comment-5070 I've always wanted to do a study of high-peak versus long career players, and somehow incorporate Neil Young into it. "It's better to burn out Than to fade away" Random thought, I know. I’ve always wanted to do a study of high-peak versus long career players, and somehow incorporate Neil Young into it.

“It’s better to burn out
Than to fade away”

Random thought, I know.

]]> By: Cyril Morong http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/04/peak-age-another-estimate/comment-page-1/#comment-5067 Cyril Morong Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:16:46 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/04/peak-age-another-estimate/#comment-5067 One thing I have tried, which may be the opposite of what you have done, is to only look at "good" players, players who had fairly long careers. For pitchers, I included only guys who had 10 or more seasons with 150+ IP. In that case, their perfomance level over time follows a pattern of rising, peaking and then falling. Using the RSAA stat from Lee Sinins, the peak age is 27 with 26 close behind. You can see the graph at http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/story/2006/4/11/9363/63365#readmore One thing I have tried, which may be the opposite of what you have done, is to only look at “good” players, players who had fairly long careers. For pitchers, I included only guys who had 10 or more seasons with 150+ IP. In that case, their perfomance level over time follows a pattern of rising, peaking and then falling. Using the RSAA stat from Lee Sinins, the peak age is 27 with 26 close behind. You can see the graph at

http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/story/2006/4/11/9363/63365#readmore

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