12-30-2024, 12:21 AM
(12-29-2024, 11:14 PM)Awful Llama Wrote: Yeah, I've never been a fan of the "Roger Maris*" approach to records. Some records were achieved in 14 game seasons, while other were from 16 games, and now some will be for 17 games. When they inevitably get to 18 game seasons the record books will be re-written once again. Que sera sera.
If you go back far enough, there is fewer than 14. That is pre-Bengals, however.
17 games in 18 weeks: 2021-
16 games in 17 weeks: 1990-2020 (18 in 1993 & 2002)
16 games in 16 weeks: 1978-1989 (absent strikes)
14 games: 1961-1977
12 games: 1947-1960
11 games: 1946
10 games: 1943-1945
11 games: 1937-1942
12 games: 1935-1936
In terms of the records, most is most. But I think I'd rather look at yards per game (scheduled) to determine the best season, not total yards.
Hell, given the rule changes over the years, I'm not sure that does it. I think you need something like Adjusted ERA for the passing/receiving stats. The raw numbers are so out of whack with historical norms. Show me where you are relative to league average. Like when Ruth was hitting more HRs than entire TEAMS. That is more impressive than the raw numbers.
