The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract

By: Bill James

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Paperback | 13 June 2003 | Edition Number 1

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When Bill James published his original "Historical Baseball Abstract" in 1985, he produced an immediate classic, hailed by the "Chicago Tribune" as the "holy book of baseball." Now, baseball's beloved "Sultan of Stats" "(The Boston Globe)" is back with a fully revised and updated edition for the new millennium.

Like the original, "The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract" is really several books in one. The Game provides a century's worth of American baseball history, told one decade at a time, with energetic facts and figures about How, Where, and by Whom the game was played. In The Players, you'll find listings of the top 100 players at each position in the major leagues, along with James's signature stats-based ratings method called "Win Shares," a way of quantifying individual performance and calculating the offensive and defensive contributions of catchers, pitchers, infielders, and outfielders. And there's more: the Reference section covers Win Shares for each season and each player, and even offers a Win Share team comparison. A must-have for baseball fans and historians alike, "The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract" is as essential, entertaining, and enlightening as the sport itself.

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Baseball's most celebrated scholar is back in full flower with this revised and fully updated version of his influential 1985 masterwork.

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Introduction
The Game
The 1870s
The 1880s
The 1890s
The 1900s
The 1910s
The 1920s
The 1930s
The Negro Leagues
The 1940s
The 1950s
The 1960s
The 1970s
The 1980s
The 1990s
The Players Catcher
First Base
Second Base
Third Base
Shortstop Left Field
Center Field
Right Field
Pitcher
Last Minute
Notes
Reference Win Shares of Individuals Win
Shares of Selected Teams Win Share Team Comparison
Photography and Illustration
Credits
Index
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