The age of the Doctor(s)

No this is not a "he was 953 in Remembrance but magically jumped back to 906 in Voyage of the Damned" sort of post. I'm actually just trying to make a point.

William Hartnell: Born in 1908, played the 1st Doctor in 1963, age 55.
Patrick Troughton: Born in 1920, played the 2nd Doctor in 1966, age 46.
Jon Pertwee: Born in 1919, played the 3rd Doctor in 1970, age 50.
Tom Baker: Born in 1934, played the 4th Doctor in 1974, age 40.
Peter Davison: Born in 1951, played the 5th Doctor in 1981, age 29.
Colin Baker: Born in 1943, played the 6th Doctor in 1984, age 41.
Sylvester McCoy: Born in 1943, played the 7th Doctor in 1987, age 43.
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Paul McGann: Born in 1959, played the 8th Doctor in 1996, age 36.
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Christopher Eccleston: Born in 1964, played the 9th Doctor in 2005, age 41.
David Tennant: Born in 1971, played the 10th Doctor in 2005, age 34.
Matt Smith: Born in 1982, played the 11th Doctor in 2010, age 27.

After the jump, I take the data and play with it.


Average starting age of the actor playing the Doctor (total): 40
Average starting age of the actor (1-7): 43
Average starting age (1-8): 42
Average starting age (9-11): 34

Average starting of the Classic Doctors (1-7) removing the highest and lowest ages: 44

It wouldn't kill us to have an actor over 40 play the Doctor.

Just saying.