Nieswiadomy Michael L.; Strazicich Mark C.; Stephen, Clayton - In: Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports 8 (2012) 3, pp. 1-19
In a recent paper, Fair (2008) utilizes monthly data on on-base percentage plus slugging percentage (OPS) to estimate the expected age profile of batting performance in Major League Baseball (MLB) and finds a peak performance at 27.6 years. However, he notes that a small group of 18 players have...