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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
I think the logic of Travis' argument would also dictate that Jesse Owens was slow, Mark Spitz was mediocre, Bill Russell would be a bench player today, and so forth. It's a fair argument if you're consistent with it, but personally I think it is much more meaningful to evaluate athletes relative to their time than on an absolute scale.
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Spaeth --- +10.
This whole OP is certainly a case of evaluating Mr. Koufax's 6 peak years relative to his time. He killed 'em all, even in in breakout 1961 season, save for '62 when he got injured toward the season's pennant stretch. As Vin Skully remembered in Ken Burns The Story of Baseball, the Dodger fans used to rise in unison and applaud THUNDEROUSLY when Sandy would walk out to the mound to warm up. It was that kind of respect. --- Brian Powell