I saw some final stats from the 2010 baseball season that show just how much the steriod era inflated offensive stats. From the 2010 season:
- An average of 1.90 home runs per game were hit, the lowest since 1.78 in 1993. Home runs peaked at 2.34 in 2000.
- Runs per game fell to 8.77, the lowest since 8.23 in 1992.
- Hits per game dropped to 17.51, the fewest since 17.35 in 1992.
- The MLB batting average of .257 was the lowest since .256 in 1992.
- The major league ERA fell to 4.01, the lowest since 3.74 in 1992.
- The strikeouts per game average of 14.12 was the highest EVER since major league baseball began.