About this title: In nearly 1,000 separate articles, James ranks--and writes about--the top 100 players by position in baseball history . . . and, more than that, introduces a remarkable new statistic called "Win Shares, " a way of quantifying individual performance that equalizes the offensive and defensive contributions of catchers, pitchers, infielders, and outfielders. 50 photos throughout.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Free Press
Date Published: 2001-10-30
ISBN-13:9780684806976ISBN:0684806975
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Free Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780743227223ISBN:0743227220
Description: Acceptable. Cover has some edge wear, creasing and separation at corners. Light soiling on sides of book. Slight corner creasing or wear. Minor water damage but content intact. Pages are clean and unmarked. read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Free Press
Date Published: 2003-05-06
ISBN-13:9780743227223ISBN:0743227220
Description: Very Good. Clean and unmarked, creased tip, no priority or international without prior arrangements, too large for flat rate envelope-Thanks! read more
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. 2046-The cover is in very good condition. The book is almost like new. Some numbers written in the top corner of the front blank page. Overall an excellent copy. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 1008 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 1008 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Free Press, New York
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780684806976ISBN:0684806975
Description: The Classic completely revised. 4to. 9 5/8" x 7 3/4". 998 pages. Dark blue boards. Ex-library but sharp. Dust jacket cover attached to endpages. Appears unused. near Fine/Fine. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Free Pr
Date Published: 2003-05-06
ISBN-13:9780743227223ISBN:0743227220
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Free Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780743227223ISBN:0743227220
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Description: Very Good. 0684806975 Hardcover with Dust Jacket. There is some minor curling on the top edge of the dust cover. Pages are nice and clean. Thank you for browsing our selections at OldTowneBooksandBrew! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Free Press, New York
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780684806976ISBN:0684806975
Description: Good in Very Good jacket. Pages: 998; Weight: 3lb 13oz; Size: 9.8" x 7.9" x 2". Jacket has light edgewear along top and some blue staining inside, cover is clean and square, reading crease on spine, past dampness has caused slight crinkling of lower margins of about half of the textblock, otherwise clean, unmarked, tight copy. read more
Description: Very Good. Hardcover. "Thanks for Reading" and author's signature on end paper; otherwise unmarked. First printing. Untorn and unclipped dust jacket has light edge wear. Binding solid and square; corners sharp. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Free Press
Date Published: 2001-10-30
ISBN-13:9780684806976ISBN:0684806975
Description: New. New book-pages are clean and unmarked. Hardcover binding is square and secure. Dust jacket does have some shop wear to the surface but no rips or tears. There is a black line on the lower edge of the book. Orders packed carefully and shipped daily with tracking # emailed to you. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Free Press
Date Published: 2001-10-30
ISBN-13:9780684806976ISBN:0684806975
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"Well....let’s be fair here. I am not really much of a baseball guy but I am certainly a history guy. I respect the game...."The Great American Pastime", but as a rule I do not play nor do I watch the game. I am not much of a stat guy and everything I know about baseball I learned from the movie "The Natural"....So what the hell am I doing reviewing this book? Well, I am reviewing it because I absolutely LOVE IT! Bill James makes Baseball fun and fascinating! If he can do that for a casually interested, history buff, novice... I would imagine that this book must be absolutely amazing for those who actually know what he is talking about! I have heard that James and his methods are sometimes a bit controversial to certain baseball devotees but weather you love him or hate him....you cannot, nor should you, ignore him! A+"
"The godfather of modern statistical analysis gives his take on, uh, everything baseball. Team histories, decade-by-decade comparisons, the top 100 all-time players at every position, random essays, win shares, and much, much more. Throw in an acerbic wit and common sense approach to baseball and you've got 998 pages of pure baseball bliss. Yes, its a 998 page baseball encyclopedia and I read it cover-to-cover. Twice. (Just kidding about the "twice" part, but I seriously could read it again if I had a lot more time on my hands.)"
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