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  • Statistics, history researchers' new model re-evaluates MLB's 'greatest ever'

    Mar 13, 2023 10:30 am by Kayleigh RahnInsights
    Babe Ruth follows through on a swing during batting practice. By many accounts, the Boston Red Sox star pitcher turned New York Yankee slugger is still considered the greatest baseball player of all time. He's number 5 on the reshuffled list.

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    'Under this model, great all-time statistics requires that an MLB player is both better than their peers and played during a time in which the MLB eligible population is large. ...The model constructs an even playing field that extends across eras.'

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