Have finally decided on the approach I will take in finalizing the numbers. Will look at the averages amongst the greats, add and subtract the standard deviation, plot all of those data points on a graph, and see the nice range I get. Then, I will take Barry Bonds' and Sammy Sosa's actual career numbers, and plant them on the same graph, seeing if their numbers fall within those ranges in their so called "clean years." If so, then I believe it would be safe to track and project their numbers into their later years had they not taken steroids. Some stats will be a bit more noticeable than others. Obviously home runs is the biggest stat for sluggers like those two, and more emphasis will be put on the more well-known stats in the report, as to keep it from getting any more complicated for readers who don't consider themselves baseball-savvy and might not be familiar with stats such as On-Base Percentage and Slugging Percentage.


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