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The Bill James Handbook 2018 - Spiral (only available here)

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The Bill James Handbook 2018 - Spiral (only available here)

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The ONLY place to buy the spiral! Be the first to receive the spiral edition by pre-ordering here!

 

Improved! Hall of Fame Monitor

 

Exclusive! The Annual Fielding Bible Awards

 

Updated! Leader Boards, Defensive Shifts, Pitch Velocities, Managers, Park Indices

 

New! Hard Hit Balls Analysis

 

Complete! Career Data for Every 2017 Major Leaguer (and a few bonus players)

 

Unique! Win Shares, Career Targets, Shifts, Instant Replay Analysis

 

First! Remodeled Hitter & Pitcher Projections for 2018

 

 

Bill James and the Baseball Info Solutions team of analysts continue to pack in new content, including a fresh look at the continued rise and effectiveness of The Shift and a new breakdown of home runs and long flyouts. And, as always, the book forecasts fresh hitter and pitcher projections for those looking to get an early jump on the next season.

 

Baseball Fun for Serious Fans 

Sabermetrics has a mixed reputation in the outside world. In mainstream sportswriting, it’s sometimes seen as something real sportswriters don’t need because they see all the games and know all the players. In academia, it’s not always respected as serious research, because it often doesn’t fit into any specific established discipline (although economists are starting to get involved), because it often doesn’t use enough fancy math, and because it’s “only” about baseball. And it used to be that in baseball itself, sabermetrics was not perceived to be anything that would be of use to the insiders of a major-league team…. But the situation in MLB is changing, perhaps due to Moneyball, Michael Lewis’ story of how Billy Beane’s Oakland Athletics used sabermetrics to build a winning team on the cheap. In 2003, the Red Sox hired Bill James. Since then, other teams have hired statistical analysts and begun advertising for similar positions…. If the thrill of scientific discovery isn’t enough, the fact that those discoveries are about baseball — for many, our favorite subject on earth — is icing on the cake.

—Phil Birnbaum, A Guide to Sabermetric Research

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  1. Top-Flight Information in Accessible Format 5 Star Review

    (Submitted on Mar 14th 2018)

    Articles and tables are well-organized and to-the-point. Spiral-bound format makes info easy to get to.

  2. The Bill James Handbook 5 Star Review

    (Submitted on Mar 12th 2018)

    Tons of information. All the data you would ever want. Thoroughly enjoy readingit.

  3. The Industry Standard 5 Star Review

    (Submitted on Feb 7th 2018)

    I've purchased the handbook for over 20 years and have always been amazed at the wealth of information to be found in one place. I particularly like the spiral-bound version.

  4. Outstanding information, as usual. 5 Star Review

    (Submitted on Jan 1st 2018)

    As usual, OUTSTANDING!! Thank you for the spiral bound. Keep it as an option.

  5. stats, stats, stats 5 Star Review

    (Submitted on Nov 25th 2017)

    Best baseball yearly reference guide available!! Also, terrific service, super quick delivery!!

  6. 2018 Bill James Handbook 5 Star Review

    (Submitted on Nov 21st 2017)

    Top notch book that allows me to complete a project with ease. Without this resource we could not succeed in a program that has endured for 31 years.

  7. Always informative 5 Star Review

    (Submitted on Nov 21st 2017)

    I keep transactions and stats for my computer league. Bill James' handbook is the best source for me. he has interesting facts and data.

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