OPS+ Trivia

OPS+ adjusts OPS by ballparks and against the League OPS that season.

Can you guess the highest OPS+ for each decade?
I made it easier and got the most obvious player out of the way. Some are easy, some may require some thought.............

1900-1909 - (205 OPS+)
1910-1919 - Babe Ruth 1919 (217 OPS+)
1920-1929 - Babe Ruth 1920 (255 OPS+)
1930-1939 - Babe Ruth 1931 (218 OPS+)
1940-1949 - (235 OPS+)
1950-1959 - (233 OPS+)
1960-1969 - (209 OPS+)
1970-1979 - (199 OPS+)
1980-1989 - (203 OPS+)
1990-1999 - (216 OPS+)
2000-2009 - (268 OPS+)
2010-2016 - (198 OPS+)

[quote="andycummings65"]OPS+ adjusts OPS by ballparks and against the League OPS that season.

Can you guess the highest OPS+ for each decade?
I made it easier and got the most obvious player out of the way. Some are easy, some may require some thought.............

1900-1909 - (205 OPS+) Honus Wagner?
1910-1919 - Babe Ruth 1919 (217 OPS+)
1920-1929 - Babe Ruth 1920 (255 OPS+)
1930-1939 - Babe Ruth 1931 (218 OPS+)
1940-1949 - (235 OPS+) Ted Williams?
1950-1959 - (233 OPS+) Duke Snider?
1960-1969 - (209 OPS+) Willie McCovey?
1970-1979 - (199 OPS+) Willie Stargell?
1980-1989 - (203 OPS+) George Brett?
1990-1999 - (216 OPS+) Mark McGwire?
2000-2009 - (268 OPS+) Albert Pujols?
2010-2016 - (198 OPS+) Paul Goldschmidt?

Disclosure: My guesses were greatly aided by the Strat-O-Matic player information available for each time period and not based solely on my own (limited) baseball statistical knowledge. Looking forward to seeing the correct answers from the knowledgeable baseball statisticians here.

OPS+ adjusts OPS by ballparks and against the League OPS that season.

Can you guess the highest OPS+ for each decade?
I made it easier and got the most obvious player out of the way. Some are easy, some may require some thought.............

1900-1909 - (205 OPS+) Wagner
1910-1919 - Babe Ruth 1919 (217 OPS+)
1920-1929 - Babe Ruth 1920 (255 OPS+)
1930-1939 - Babe Ruth 1931 (218 OPS+)
1940-1949 - (235 OPS+) Williams
1950-1959 - (233 OPS+) Williams
1960-1969 - (209 OPS+) Mantle
1970-1979 - (199 OPS+) Reggie Jackson
1980-1989 - (203 OPS+) Schmidt
1990-1999 - (216 OPS+) Bonds
2000-2009 - (268 OPS+) Bonds
2010-2016 - (198 OPS+) Miggy

1900-1909 - (205 OPS+) Cobb
1910-1919 - Babe Ruth 1919 (217 OPS+)
1920-1929 - Babe Ruth 1920 (255 OPS+)
1930-1939 - Babe Ruth 1931 (218 OPS+)
1940-1949 - (235 OPS+) Williams
1950-1959 - (233 OPS+) Williams
1960-1969 - (209 OPS+) Yaz
1970-1979 - (199 OPS+) Joe Morgan
1980-1989 - (203 OPS+) Schmidt
1990-1999 - (216 OPS+) McGwire
2000-2009 - (268 OPS+) Bonds
2010-2016 - (198 OPS+) Harper

1900-1909 - (205 OPS+) Nap Lajoie
1910-1919 - Babe Ruth 1919 (217 OPS+)
1920-1929 - Babe Ruth 1920 (255 OPS+)
1930-1939 - Babe Ruth 1931 (218 OPS+)
1940-1949 - (235 OPS+) Musial
1950-1959 - (233 OPS+) Mantle
1960-1969 - (209 OPS+) Killebrew
1970-1979 - (199 OPS+) Stargell
1980-1989 - (203 OPS+) Schmidt
1990-1999 - (216 OPS+) Frank Thomas
2000-2009 - (268 OPS+) Bonds
2010-2016 - (198 OPS+) Harper

the 1960's is McCovey in 1969
the 1970's is Dick Allen in1972
the 1980's is Brett in 1980

All the players have now been named in one list or another by now. I think Dick Allen was the one I was most surprised by....

1900-1909 - Honus Wagner 1908 (205 OPS+)
1910-1919 - Babe Ruth 1919 (217 OPS+)
1920-1929 - Babe Ruth 1920 (255 OPS+)
1930-1939 - Babe Ruth 1931 (218 OPS+)
1940-1949 - Ted Williams 1941 (235 OPS+)
1950-1959 - Ted Williams 1957 (233 OPS+)
1960-1969 - Willie McCovey 1969 (209 OPS+)
1970-1979 - Dick Allen 1972 (199 OPS+)
1980-1989 - George Brett 1980 (203 OPS+)
1990-1999 - Mark McGwire 1998 (216 OPS+)
2000-2009 - Barry Bonds 2002 (268 OPS+)
2010-2016 - Bryce Harper 2015 (198 OPS+)