We know how great Albert Pujols. He is potentially an all-time great. Speaking of all-time greats, lets take a look at some of them, at age 29 (as Pujols is.)
Right now, at age 29, Albert Pujols career numbers look like this:
350 HR, 1059 RBI, 1626 Hits, .334 BA/.427 OBP/.630 SLG/1.057 OPS. Unreal. He could retire after the 2010 season, and be a HOF. But, he'll have many records to chase by then.
Lets look at some other all-time greats at the same point in their career as him.
Babe Ruth: 284 HR, 889 RBI, 1251 Hits, .351 BA/.482 OBP/.712 SLG/1.195 OPS.
Barry Bonds: 259 HR, 760 RBI, 1287 Hits, .285 BA/.394 OBP/.537 SLG/.930 OPS.
Ted Williams: 222 HR, 879 RBI, 1294 Hits, .354 BA/.488 OBP/.640 SLG/1.129 OPS.
Hank Aaron: 342 HR, 1121 RBI, 1898 Hits, .320 BA/.375 OBP/.572 SLG/.947 OPS.
Willie Mays: 279 HR, 812 RBI, 1481 Hits, .317 BA/.390 OBP/.585 SLG/.975 OPS.
Lou Gehrig: 267 HR. 1146 RBI, 1558 Hits, .343 BA/.444 OBP/.640 SLG/1.084 OPS.
So is it too early to compare Albert Pujols to the all-time greats? Based on the numbers, no. If Albert Pujols contiunes to hit the way he does, he could be the greatest hitter of all time. The question is, is he steroid free?
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