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
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.