It was almost unheard of for players to hit 100+ averages until Phil Taylor came along. When Taylor was doing it on a regular basis, it was rare for any other player to hit 100+, especially over a longer format.
Bristow and his cohort often won with mid to high 80 averages. Anything over 90 was considered top tungsten and 95+ which Bristow sometimes did, was unbeatable.
Bristow only had three 100+ TV averages in his whole career and none of these were in the World Championships.
The standard today is on a different level but so is the prize money, dedication, and professionalism of the players. And the pool of players is on a vastly different level today.
Fair play to the lads who split from the now defunct BDO and risked their livelihoods by setting up the WDC, which then became the PDC. Today's players owe them a huge debt of gratitude, as darts was dying a slow death until they broke away after the 1993 BDO World Championships.
