Last night's ninth-inning two-out down-by-two three-run home run by Albert Pujols to give St. Louis the lead was certainly one of the most dramatic home runs ever. It makes you wonder: "How good can this guy get?" Let's see how good he is at his young age of 25. Here is the all-time top ten list of players with the best OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage) through age 25 in all of history:
On-Base Plus Slugging Leaders Through Age 25
| Rank | Player | OPS | PA |
1. | Ted Williams | 1.123 | 2615 | 2. | Babe Ruth | 1.101 | 1943 | 3. | Jimmie Foxx | 1.073 | 3938 | 4. | Lou Gehrig | 1.069 | 2629 | 5. | Albert Pujols | 1.037 | 3428 | 6. | Joe DiMaggio | 1.025 | 3116 | 7. | Frank Thomas | 1.002 | 2327 | 8. | Mickey Mantle | 1.002 | 4116 | 9. | Stan Musial | .978 | 2655 | 10. | Willie Mays | .966 | 2628 |
Source: www.baseball-reference.com
Wow! Now that's a list of the best players in the history of baseball, no question about it. And Pujols is fifth. Very impressive.