MLB Players Prime Age?

Prior81 · 03-21-2006, 05:28 PM

Does anyone have any research or links relating to the age at which players typically enter there prime in the MLB?

JDOldSchool · 03-21-2006, 06:32 PM

All these are on Tango's site. Quick links provided because I'm nice.

Aging Patterns

Aging Patterns, by components (This one is lots of numbers)

Aging Patterns and Selective Sampling

Do Speedsters Age Differently Than Leadfooters? I like this one a lot.

Mike Donlin · 03-21-2006, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by JDOldSchool

All these are on Tango's site. Quick links provided because I'm nice.

Aging Patterns

Aging Patterns, by components (This one is lots of numbers)

Aging Patterns and Selective Sampling

Do Speedsters Age Differently Than Leadfooters? I like this one a lot.

Best answer to a question ever.

JWay · 03-21-2006, 07:37 PM

i'd say 38

Spielman · 03-21-2006, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by JWay

i'd say 38

Barry? Barry, is that you?

Dagrims · 03-21-2006, 08:50 PM

23, 29, 31 and 37

sebastian0622 · 03-21-2006, 08:53 PM

26.5e

QuestGAV · 03-21-2006, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Dagrims

23, 29, 31 and 37

^^^ gets it.

Bay Area Bob · 03-22-2006, 03:01 AM

i came into this thread ready to post "17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43."

JDOldSchool · 03-22-2006, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Bay Area Bob

i came into this thread ready to post "17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43."

I didn't get Dagrims' joke until you posted this, so thanks for posting it. Good job to both of you.

Bay Area Bob · 03-22-2006, 04:03 AM

and then i forgot 47. i also meant to include that one for our friend julio franco.

Dan Theman · 03-22-2006, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Bay Area Bob

i came into this thread ready to post "17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43."

You're nice. I was just going to say "yes."

Prior, the above links are solid. Go with those.

thomasthomas · 03-22-2006, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Bay Area Bob

i came into this thread ready to post "17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43."

I guess saying 2 would be just silly.

sebastian0622 · 03-22-2006, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by sebastian0622

26.5e

BTW, 26.5 is as good an answer as there is...I wasn't just being silly.

I think you can make an argument from anywhere from 26.5 - 28 years of age as the peak, but from what I've seen, the former is a better argument.

JDOldSchool · 03-22-2006, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by sebastian0622

BTW, 26.5 is as good an answer as there is...I wasn't just being silly.

I think you can make an argument from anywhere from 26.5 - 28 years of age as the peak, but from what I've seen, the former is a better argument.

For hitters, yes. Things I've read suggest that the prime for a pitcher might be a year or two later.

disposableheros · 03-22-2006, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by JDOldSchool

For hitters, yes. Things I've read suggest that the prime for a pitcher might be a year or two later.

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Impossible2Refute · 03-23-2006, 01:14 AM

right now I'm reading "Baseball between the numbers" by the baseball prospectus crew and they suggest that a players peak is between the ages of 26 and 29.

Skipaway · 03-23-2006, 02:16 AM

Players usually stay close to the peak for a couple of years anyway.

Astros33Resurrected · 03-23-2006, 04:16 AM

28.5

26.5 is still a little young.

Decline begins around 34. A prospect quits being a spect around 25 or something like that.

JDOldSchool · 03-23-2006, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Astros33Resurrected

Decline begins around 34. A prospect quits being a spect around 25 or something like that.

This seems really late, unless you're talking about some kind of drastic decline. Really anything after the peak years is when a decline should begin (so around age 30ish, depending on the player of course).

03-21-2006, 05:28 PM	#1
Prior81 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 302	MLB Players Prime Age? Does anyone have any research or links relating to the age at which players typically enter there prime in the MLB?

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Dagrims Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,827	23, 29, 31 and 37 __________________ "Read books, get brain."

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Skipaway Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Where you live Posts: 11,017	Players usually stay close to the peak for a couple of years anyway. __________________ Jonathan Haidt: Moral reasoning is really just a servant masquerading as a high priest.

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JDOldSchool Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,023	All these are on Tango's site. Quick links provided because I'm nice. Aging Patterns Aging Patterns, by components (This one is lots of numbers) Aging Patterns and Selective Sampling Do Speedsters Age Differently Than Leadfooters? I like this one a lot.

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JWay Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 5,031	i'd say 38

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sebastian0622 Banned Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,465	26.5e

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Bay Area Bob Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Alabama via Oregon via Alabama Posts: 14,268 Posts: 276	i came into this thread ready to post "17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43."

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Bay Area Bob Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Alabama via Oregon via Alabama Posts: 14,268 Posts: 276	and then i forgot 47. i also meant to include that one for our friend julio franco.

03-23-2006, 01:14 AM	#17
Impossible2Refute Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Hopedale, Illinois Posts: 189	right now I'm reading "Baseball between the numbers" by the baseball prospectus crew and they suggest that a players peak is between the ages of 26 and 29.

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Astros33Resurrected Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lufkin, TX Posts: 2,213	28.5 26.5 is still a little young. Decline begins around 34. A prospect quits being a spect around 25 or something like that.