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Message: [QUOTE="stamfordhusky, post: 2733043, member: 649"] Perhaps the best numbers to compare eras are the relativity numbers (ERA+) in Baseball-Reference. Pedro's spectacular 1.74 ERA has a 291 +/- ranking, which means that ERA is about 1/3 of the average ERA in the league. That is the best season by a starting pitcher since 1900 as compared to his peers. Gibson's 1968 ERA btw is the 4th best season, in relative terms, in the last 100 years. The career leader is Clayton Kershaw at 160, edging out Pedro's 154. If RP's are included, Mariano blows away the field with a 205, meaning his career ERA was less than half of the league average for his era. The two best career hitters as measured by OPS+ are Babe Ruth and Ted Williams. The best active hitter, by a wide margin, is Mike Trout, not surprisingly. Many would probably be surprised by which hitter is #2 of active players. [/QUOTE]