Mike Trout at any age - Beyond the Box Score

Trout is taking out chunks of the early part of the "best player by age" list shown below. As a young phenom, this should place him slightly ahead of the more highly touted "Chosen One" of baseball, Bryce Harper.

Let's see how both players negotiate the middle and top end of this list.

Mike Trout at any age - Beyond the Box Score:

This is an impressive list for two reasons. First, no one on this list other than Appling and Fisk at the very end are anything short of inner circle Hall of Famers. This is a list of some of the best position players in baseball history. Even if Trout isn't going to catch Ruth on the all-time list, he's already made his mark. Second, Babe Ruth is on this list seven times. That seemed worthy of recognition.

Trout should have a few chances to add to his two "best at age" seasons, especially with the Williams seasons in the 11-12 WAR range coming up next. But even if he doesn't, he's already in great company.

'via Blog this'

Age	Player	fWAR
20	Trout	10.0
21	Trout	10.4
22	Williams	11.0
23	Williams	11.6
24	Gehrig	12.5
25	Ruth	13.3
26	Ruth	13.9
27	Williams	11.8
28	Ruth	15.0
29	Ruth	12.5
30	Cobb	11.5
31	Ruth	12.0
32	Ruth	13.0
33	Hornsby	11.1
34	Wagner	11.8
35	Ruth	10.5
36	Bonds	12.5
37	Bonds	12.4
38	Bonds	10.1
39	Bonds	11.7
40	Mays	5.9
41	Wagner	5.5
42	Appling	5.2
43	Fisk	2.2