The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract
by Bill James
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Author: Bill JamesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Dictionary); English (Published)
Published: 2003-05-06
ISBN: 0743227220
Number of pages: 1008
Publisher: Free Press
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Book Review: A great baseball resource
Summary: 4 Stars
I first heard about Bill James when I read Moneyball, which is about the odd general managing strategies of Billy Beane, Oakland Athletics general manager and James devotee.
This book lists the best 100 players at each position. While I cannot even pretend to understand the methodology of his rankings, I enjoyed the mini-biographies about some of my favorite players and James' unique assessment of their worth. James also provides a decade by decade synopsis of the major leagues, even down to the styles of uniforms and stadium attendance figures, and the style of play that predominated each era.
From Wikipedia: "Sabermetrics is the analysis of baseball through objective evidence, especially baseball statistics. The term is derived from the acronym SABR, which stands for the Society for American Baseball Research. It was coined by Bill James, who has been its most enthusiastic (and by far its most famous) proponent."
James' story is fascinating. He is an everyman. A fan's fan. He wrote his first abstract in 1977 while working nights as a security guard. Now he works as a consultant for the Boston Red Sox and played a role in their 2004 pennant.
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