Baseball Greatness
Top Players and Teams According to Wins Above Average, 1901-2017
Seiten
2018
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6383-8 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6383-8 (ISBN)
Using the simple metric Wins Above Average, David Kaiser leads us on a fascinating tour through the history of major league baseball from 1901 to 2016, analysing all the greatest players and teams of the past and showing exactly why they enjoyed the success that they did. Along the way, he identifies the 15 or 20 greatest players of every generation.
Recent advances in baseball statistical analysis have made it possible to assess the totality of contribution each player makes to team success or failure. Using the metric Wins Above Average (WAA)--the number of wins that the 2016 Red Sox, for example, added because they had Mookie Betts in right field, instead of an average player--the author undertakes a fascinating review of major league baseball from 1901 through 2017. The great teams are analyzed, underscoring why they were successful. The great players of each generation are identified using simple, reliable metrics--from Ty Cobb through Mike Trout, and pitchers from Christy Mathewson to Clayton Kershaw.
Surprises abound. The importance of pitching is found to be vastly exaggerated. Many Hall of Fame pitchers (and some hitters) achieved immortality almost entirely on the backs of their teammates, while a few over-qualified players still await induction. Focusing on today's rosters, the WAA assessment shows that the game is threatened by an unprecedented shortage of great players.
Recent advances in baseball statistical analysis have made it possible to assess the totality of contribution each player makes to team success or failure. Using the metric Wins Above Average (WAA)--the number of wins that the 2016 Red Sox, for example, added because they had Mookie Betts in right field, instead of an average player--the author undertakes a fascinating review of major league baseball from 1901 through 2017. The great teams are analyzed, underscoring why they were successful. The great players of each generation are identified using simple, reliable metrics--from Ty Cobb through Mike Trout, and pitchers from Christy Mathewson to Clayton Kershaw.
Surprises abound. The importance of pitching is found to be vastly exaggerated. Many Hall of Fame pitchers (and some hitters) achieved immortality almost entirely on the backs of their teammates, while a few over-qualified players still await induction. Focusing on today's rosters, the WAA assessment shows that the game is threatened by an unprecedented shortage of great players.
David Kaiser taught history for decades at Harvard, Carnegie Mellon, the Naval War College and Williams College. He has written nine other books and has given talks at Society for American Baseball Research conventions. He lives in Watertown, Massachusetts.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgmentsviii
Introduction: Great Players, Great Teams
1. The Missionary and Lost Generation Era, 1901–1924
2. The Lost and GI Generation Era, 1925–1945
3. The GI and Silent Generation Era, 1946–1966
4. The Silent and Boom Generation Era, 1967–1983
5. The Boom and Gen X Era, 1984–2004
6. The Gen X and Millennial Era, 2005–2017
Epilogue: The Nature of Greatness
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 12.08.2017 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | appendix, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 413 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport |
| Informatik ► Datenbanken ► Data Warehouse / Data Mining | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-6383-1 / 1476663831 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-6383-8 / 9781476663838 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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