"BONUS" Comment Finale: #RecordsByEra may be inconvenient AND necessary, "BUT," it would eventually lead to #StrengthOfSchedule judgments on player performances (e.g., Did TOP healthy Players A and B face the same healthy teams during the same year?). #TooUnfunToAllow? Sure. 😏
"BONUS" Comment 2: #RecordsByEra, to be clear, ARE necessary to help athletes receive all the credit they deserve and nothing more, though TEAM sports, just like YEARLY averages (rather than game-by-game stats) tend to obscure all but the best #InTheMoment performances.
"BONUS" Comment: #RecordsByEra, to be clear, IS inconvenient to (1) statisticians ,(2) broadcast UX / UI graphic designs + engineers (across ALL pro sports), and finally (3) the broadcast corporations who are DESPERATE to keep ATTN spans from wandering (over to other devices).
The #NFL single season rushing record has been held by 3 players since 1958.
#JimBrown [over 14 games]
#OJSimpson [over 14 games]
#EricDickerson [over 16 games]
#SaquonBarkley has had a GREAT season, but 17 games are not 16 or 14.
#RecordsByEra is INCONVENIENT but NECESSARY.