Total Baseball

A comprehensive baseball reference offers exhaustive and up-to-date information on baseball players from the nineteenth century to the present, covering statistical leaders, lifetime records of players, team lineups, and other data

Reference

THORN, John

Palmer, Pete

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Perennial

Total Baseball: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Baseball/Book and Disc

Harpercollins

Long before Moneyball became a sensation or Nate Silver turned the knowledge he’d honed on baseball into electoral gold, John Thorn and Pete Palmer were using statistics to shake the foundations of the game. First published in 1984, The Hidden Game of Baseball ushered in the sabermetric revolution by demonstrating that we were thinking about baseball stats―and thus the game itself―all wrong. Instead of praising sluggers for gaudy RBI totals or pitchers for wins, Thorn and Palmer argued in favor of more subtle measurements that correlated much more closely to the ultimate goal: winning baseball games. The new gospel promulgated by Thorn and Palmer opened the door for a flood of new questions, such as how a ballpark’s layout helps or hinders offense or whether a strikeout really is worse than another kind of out. Taking questions like these seriously―and backing up the answers with data―launched a new era, showing fans, journalists, scouts, executives, and even players themselves a new, better way to look at the game. This brand-new edition retains the body of the original, with its rich, accessible analysis rooted in a deep love of baseball, while adding a new introduction by the authors tracing the book’s influence over the years. A foreword by ESPN’s lead baseball analyst, Keith Law, details The Hidden Game’s central role in the transformation of baseball coverage and team management and shows how teams continue to reap the benefits of Thorn and Palmer’s insights today. Thirty years after its original publication, The Hidden Game is still bringing the high heat―a true classic of baseball literature.

The Hidden Game of Baseball: A Revolutionary Approach to Baseball and Its Statistics

Science & Math

Reuther, David

Mathematics

University of Chicago Press

The 1988 cult classic behind football's data analytics revolution, now back in print with a new foreword and preface. Data analytics have revolutionized football. With play sheets informed by advanced statistical analysis, today's coaches pass more, kick less, and go for more two-point or fourth-down conversions than ever before. In 1988, sportswriters Bob Carroll, Pete Palmer, and John Thorn proposed just this style of play in The Hidden Game of Football, but at the time baffled readers scoffed at such a heartless approach to the game. Football was the ultimate team sport and unlike baseball could not be reduced to pure probabilities. Nevertheless, the book developed a cult following among analysts who, inspired by its unorthodox methods, went on to develop the core metrics of football analytics used today: win probability, expected points, QBR, and more. With a new preface by Thorn and Palmer and a new foreword by Football Outsiders's Aaron Schatz, The Hidden Game of Football remains an essential resource for armchair coaches, fantasy managers, and fans of all stripes.

The Hidden Game of Football: A Revolutionary Approach to the Game and Its Statistics

Humor & Entertainment

Carroll, Bob

Schatz, Aaron

Puzzles & Games

Discusses the significance of baseball statistics, analyzes baseball strategy, and looks at the factors that contribute to a team's success

Sports & Outdoors

Baseball

DOUBLEDAY

Discusses each team and each player by position, as well as the minor leagues and the great players and situations of baseball history, in terms of the statistical system for baseball called sabermetrics

1990 Baseball Annual

Cohen, Eliot

GRAND CENTRAL PUB.

A thoroughly researched,behind-the-scenes look at each NFL team--its game plans, player stats, and prospects--this guide is a tool for picking the team to beat in 1989

The Football Abstract

Football (American)

Reviews football's origins and history, evaluates football statistics, explains each offensive and defensive position, clarifies betting, surveys current issues, and rates great players and games

The Hidden Game of Football

A comprehensive baseball reference offers exhaustive and up-to-date information on baseball players from the nineteenth century to the present, covering statistical leaders, lifetime records of players, team lineups, and other valuable data

Total Baseball: 1990 Update

Total Baseball: The Ultimate Baseball Encyclopedia

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Total Baseball

Total Baseball: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Baseball/Book and Disc

The Hidden Game of Baseball: A Revolutionary Approach to Baseball and Its Statistics

The Hidden Game of Football: A Revolutionary Approach to the Game and Its Statistics

The Hidden Game of Baseball: A Revolutionary Approach to Baseball and Its Statistics

1990 Baseball Annual

The Football Abstract

The Hidden Game of Football

Total Baseball: 1990 Update

Total Baseball: The Ultimate Baseball Encyclopedia