{"product_id":"the-new-bill-james-historical-baseball-abstract-paperback","title":"The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill James\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Bill James published his original \u003ci\u003eHistorical Baseball Abstract\u003c\/i\u003e in 1985, he produced an immediate classic, hailed by the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e as the \"holy book of baseball.\" Now, baseball's beloved \"Sultan of Stats\" \u003ci\u003e(The Boston Globe)\u003c\/i\u003e is back with a fully revised and updated edition for the new millennium.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike the original, \u003ci\u003eThe New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThe New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract\u003c\/i\u003e is as essential, entertaining, and enlightening as the sport itself.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.83 x 9.2 x 7.39 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47386494271737,"sku":"9780743227223","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VnkwV0M0VDgvaEMzb2VLWE4zWVVxUT09.webp?v=1770189392","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-new-bill-james-historical-baseball-abstract-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}