Jul 1, 2021; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom (48) pitches against the Atlanta Braves during the first inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
I love looking at Baseball-Reference’s similarity scores at the bottom of each player’s page. It gives us a sense of which players, at each age, a guy’s career numbers resemble most. In the case of New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom, I see a whole bunch of older guys, some of whom were already dead before the Amazins existed.
Through age 33, deGrom’s player comparison is a guy named Al Demaree.