{"product_id":"the-new-bill-james-historical-bill-james-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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0743227220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743227223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 7.39w x 1.83d","brand":"Bill James","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044036669695,"sku":"9780743227223","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c76e16c3-3e59-401c-a917-be3f05afd260.jpg?v=1684970559","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-new-bill-james-historical-bill-james-9780743227223","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}