Physiocrat
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One aspect of discussion which tends to appear is that goals were easier to come by in different eras so a 20 goal a season record in the 1950s is less good than Italy in the 80s.
Another issue is the relative competition in various leagues - today the gap between the top and bottom, or even mid table, is much greater than it was in the early 90s
The first problem is relatively easy to overcome statistically. Work out what proportion of total league goals in a single season one player scored then multiply by a standard figure, probably the latest EPL total goals total (this should also take into account different number of games per season too)
I'm not sure how account for the relative competitiveness. I had thoughts about the point ratio between league winners, mid-table and bottom but was never confident of how to manipulate it to mean something.
You may find this of interest
@Gio
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NB. You can't capture everything in stats it's just doing as much as you reasonably can to aid the discussion as much as possible
Another issue is the relative competition in various leagues - today the gap between the top and bottom, or even mid table, is much greater than it was in the early 90s
The first problem is relatively easy to overcome statistically. Work out what proportion of total league goals in a single season one player scored then multiply by a standard figure, probably the latest EPL total goals total (this should also take into account different number of games per season too)
I'm not sure how account for the relative competitiveness. I had thoughts about the point ratio between league winners, mid-table and bottom but was never confident of how to manipulate it to mean something.
You may find this of interest
@Gio
@Brwned
NB. You can't capture everything in stats it's just doing as much as you reasonably can to aid the discussion as much as possible