{"product_id":"9780743227223","title":"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Simon and Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":45432885608734,"sku":"9780743227223","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/8436\/0222\/files\/9780743227223.jpg?v=1786336526","url":"https:\/\/shop.simonandschuster.com\/products\/9780743227223","provider":"Simon and Schuster","version":"1.0","type":"link"}