{"product_id":"the-new-bill-james-historical-baseball-abstract-9780743227223","title":"The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract","description":"\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 \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames, Bill:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Bill James made his mark in the 1970s and 1980s with his \u003ci\u003eBaseball Abstracts\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been tearing down preconceived notions about America's national pastime ever since. He is currently the Senior Advisor on Baseball Operations for the Boston Red Sox, as well as the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Man from the Train\u003c\/i\u003e. James lives in Lawrence, Kansas, with his wife, Susan McCarthy, and three children.","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50655826805010,"sku":"9780743227223","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4cc0a386-e7c7-48e2-a790-8ffb35d95294.jpg?v=1733382653","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-new-bill-james-historical-baseball-abstract-9780743227223","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}