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You cant really compare stats back then, to todays stats. Baseball is different now then it was then. Pitchers consistanly throwing over 100mph, bats are better quality. The game is basically a science now, instead of guys whacking a ball with a stick.
Its like comparing Arnold Palmer to Tiger Woods. Both great golfers, but then people can argue how much better would Palmer have been with the amazing new technology in golf clubs now. Or how much lower Tiger's scores would be playing on some of the older coursesm with less fairway distances.
How much better of a Goalie would Ken Dryden have been if he got to wear those huge pads and baggy jerseys. Would Martin St Louis be as effective with older skates and a flat edge hockey stick.
Players in all sports are getting bigger, stronger, and their equipment is advancing at such rapid rates. Its not really fair to compare todays players to the players of the past. Compare players Like Babe Ruth and Lou Gerig, Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemiuex. But to compare Koybe Bryant to Larry Bird isnt right, as the sport was entirely different during these players prime.
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