daver
Registered User
If you want to compare 2 players and you select "hey look at his best 11 years vs other players playing those 11 years and then look at player's B best 11 years vs other players playing those 11 years" - the odds of it being representative of much are slim. I mean you can still look at it among other thing for a very high level idea of how the player did in those years - but the varying factor is the other players in those 11 years.
I would say the OV vs. Hull comparison it actually very representative of the difference between the two. It clearly shows Hull had the superior PPG vs. his peers (the next best 10 or 15 scorers) than OV did.
It also is a way to put Top X finishes into context when comparing players from from different eras with different league sizes.