{"product_id":"9781439106938","title":"The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract","description":"When 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.\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":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139947249904,"sku":"9781439106938","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781439106938_p0.jpg?v=1763755715","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781439106938","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}