Using Bill James' total win shares for each player in each decade, I put together first, second and third team all-star teams for each decade.

James attempted to prove his point by stating that the good defensive teams based on Defensive Efficiency Record (DER) allowed fewer runs during the 1978 season than poor defensive …

Fourth, the Reds were much better on defense, with four gold gloves and cannon arms up the middle, while the Yankees had a center fielder (Combs) with the worst arm in baseball history …

Jun 7, 2009 · Either way, Bill James comes to this conclusion on Mazeroski: his 113 defensive career Win Shares is 1st all time in the history of MLB for a second baseman.

Jan 16, 2025 · After intensely ripping the team to shreds, he made another point, rather gingerly: the team had tremendous infield defense (Boyer, Kubek, Richardson, Skowron and Howard) …

George William James (born October 5, 1949) [1][2] is an American baseball writer, historian, and statistician whose work has been widely influential. Since 1977, James has written more than …

Mantle (#6) and Stan Musial (#10) were great. But neither were great enough to knock Bullet Joe out of any lineup. The top white catchers on James' list are Yogi Berra (#41) and Johnny …

George William “Bill” James (born October 5, 1949 in Holton, Kansas) is a baseball writer, historian and statistician whose work has been widely influential. Since 1977, James has …

Feb 3, 2011 · And in the final, most delicious irony, James himself in November 2002 accepted a position, as special advisor for baseball operations, with the Boston Red Sox. Two years later, …

After playing for Saint Mary's College of California, James led the Northwestern League with 26 wins in 1912 while playing for the Seattle Indians (where he earned his nickname). He joined …