Author: Michael J. Schell
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691115573
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
A feast of stories and statistics about players, ballparks, and teams--all arranged so that calculations can be skipped by general readers but consulted by statisticians eager to follow Schell's methods or to introduce students to the basic concepts of statistics. Illustrations.
Baseball's All-time Best Sluggers
Author: Michael J. Schell
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691115573
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
A feast of stories and statistics about players, ballparks, and teams--all arranged so that calculations can be skipped by general readers but consulted by statisticians eager to follow Schell's methods or to introduce students to the basic concepts of statistics. Illustrations.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691115573
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
A feast of stories and statistics about players, ballparks, and teams--all arranged so that calculations can be skipped by general readers but consulted by statisticians eager to follow Schell's methods or to introduce students to the basic concepts of statistics. Illustrations.
Baseball's Greatest Sluggers
Author: Bill Libby
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780394825380
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Profiles of five home run heroes: Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Jimmy Foxx, Ted Williams and Willie Mays.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780394825380
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Profiles of five home run heroes: Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Jimmy Foxx, Ted Williams and Willie Mays.
Sluggers
Author: George Sullivan
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780689315664
Category : Baseball players
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Profiles twenty-seven of the greatest sluggers of all time. Includes Sam Crawford, Joe DiMaggio, Reggie Jackson, and Jose Canseco.
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780689315664
Category : Baseball players
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Profiles twenty-seven of the greatest sluggers of all time. Includes Sam Crawford, Joe DiMaggio, Reggie Jackson, and Jose Canseco.
The 500 Club
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baseball
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baseball
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
Sports Illustrated Baseball's Greatest
Author: The Editors of Sports Illustrated
Publisher: Sports Illustrated
ISBN: 9781618930552
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Who's the greatest slugger of all time, Babe Ruth or Ted Williams? Where do Derek Jeter and Cal Ripken Jr. rank on the list of the best shortstops? At third base, would you rather have Mike Schmidt or Brooks Robinson? Is Fenway or Wrigley the better ballpark? This book will end many arguments-and start some new ones. Sports Illustrated's has polled its Major League Baseball experts to determine the ultimate Top 10 in more than 20 categories. The rankings appear alongside stunning photography and classic stories from SI's archives. This is the best of the best in the major leagues, or, more simply, Baseball's Greatest.
Publisher: Sports Illustrated
ISBN: 9781618930552
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Who's the greatest slugger of all time, Babe Ruth or Ted Williams? Where do Derek Jeter and Cal Ripken Jr. rank on the list of the best shortstops? At third base, would you rather have Mike Schmidt or Brooks Robinson? Is Fenway or Wrigley the better ballpark? This book will end many arguments-and start some new ones. Sports Illustrated's has polled its Major League Baseball experts to determine the ultimate Top 10 in more than 20 categories. The rankings appear alongside stunning photography and classic stories from SI's archives. This is the best of the best in the major leagues, or, more simply, Baseball's Greatest.
Baseball's All-Time Best Hitters
Author: Michael J. Schell
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691123438
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Tony Gwynn is the greatest hitter in the history of baseball. That's the conclusion of this engaging and provocative analysis of baseball's all-time best hitters. Michael Schell challenges the traditional list of all-time hitters, which places Ty Cobb first, Gwynn 16th, and includes just 8 players whose prime came after 1960. Schell argues that the raw batting averages used as the list's basis should be adjusted to take into account that hitters played in different eras, with different rules, and in different ballparks. He makes those adjustments and produces a new list of the best 100 hitters that will spark debate among baseball fans and statisticians everywhere. Schell combines the two qualifications essential for a book like this. He is a professional statistician--applying his skills to cancer research--and he has an encyclopedic knowledge of baseball. He has wondered how to rank hitters since he was a boy growing up as a passionate Cincinnati Reds fan. Over the years, he has analyzed the most important factors, including the relative difficulty of hitting in different ballparks, the length of hitters' careers, the talent pool that players are drawn from, and changes in the game that raised or lowered major-league batting averages (the introduction of the designated hitter and changes in the height and location of the pitcher's mound, for example). Schell's study finally levels the playing field, giving new credit to hitters who played in adverse conditions and downgrading others who faced fewer obstacles. His final ranking of players differs dramatically from the traditional list. Gwynn, for example, bumps Cobb to 2nd place, Rod Carew rises from 28th to 3rd, Babe Ruth drops from 9th to 16th, and Willie Mays comes from off the list to rank 13th. Schell's list also gives relatively more credit to modern players, containing 39 whose best days were after 1960. Using a fun, conversational style, the book presents a feast of stories and statistics about players, ballparks, and teams--all arranged so that calculations can be skipped by general readers but consulted by statisticians eager to follow Schell's methods or introduce their students to such basic concepts as mean, histogram, standard deviation, p-value, and regression. Baseball's All-Time Best Hitters will shake up how baseball fans view the greatest heroes of America's national pastime.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691123438
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Tony Gwynn is the greatest hitter in the history of baseball. That's the conclusion of this engaging and provocative analysis of baseball's all-time best hitters. Michael Schell challenges the traditional list of all-time hitters, which places Ty Cobb first, Gwynn 16th, and includes just 8 players whose prime came after 1960. Schell argues that the raw batting averages used as the list's basis should be adjusted to take into account that hitters played in different eras, with different rules, and in different ballparks. He makes those adjustments and produces a new list of the best 100 hitters that will spark debate among baseball fans and statisticians everywhere. Schell combines the two qualifications essential for a book like this. He is a professional statistician--applying his skills to cancer research--and he has an encyclopedic knowledge of baseball. He has wondered how to rank hitters since he was a boy growing up as a passionate Cincinnati Reds fan. Over the years, he has analyzed the most important factors, including the relative difficulty of hitting in different ballparks, the length of hitters' careers, the talent pool that players are drawn from, and changes in the game that raised or lowered major-league batting averages (the introduction of the designated hitter and changes in the height and location of the pitcher's mound, for example). Schell's study finally levels the playing field, giving new credit to hitters who played in adverse conditions and downgrading others who faced fewer obstacles. His final ranking of players differs dramatically from the traditional list. Gwynn, for example, bumps Cobb to 2nd place, Rod Carew rises from 28th to 3rd, Babe Ruth drops from 9th to 16th, and Willie Mays comes from off the list to rank 13th. Schell's list also gives relatively more credit to modern players, containing 39 whose best days were after 1960. Using a fun, conversational style, the book presents a feast of stories and statistics about players, ballparks, and teams--all arranged so that calculations can be skipped by general readers but consulted by statisticians eager to follow Schell's methods or introduce their students to such basic concepts as mean, histogram, standard deviation, p-value, and regression. Baseball's All-Time Best Hitters will shake up how baseball fans view the greatest heroes of America's national pastime.
Baseball's Best Sluggers
Author: Jon Scher
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781886749245
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781886749245
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Champions of the Bat: Baseball's Greatest Sluggers
Author: Milton J. Shapiro
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baseball
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
An account of the great home run hitters and their impact on baseball and its history, covering these great batters: Ruth, Maris, Foxx, Ott, Williams, DiMaggio, Mays, Mantle, Aaron, Mathews, Banks, Musial, and Gehrig.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baseball
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
An account of the great home run hitters and their impact on baseball and its history, covering these great batters: Ruth, Maris, Foxx, Ott, Williams, DiMaggio, Mays, Mantle, Aaron, Mathews, Banks, Musial, and Gehrig.
The Sporting News Selects 50 Greatest Sluggers
Author: Anthony P. DeMarco
Publisher: Contemporary Books
ISBN: 9780892046324
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Depicts leading batters, with their individual statistics and a quotation about them, and traces the changes in batting success over the history of the game.
Publisher: Contemporary Books
ISBN: 9780892046324
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Depicts leading batters, with their individual statistics and a quotation about them, and traces the changes in batting success over the history of the game.
Sultans of Swat
Author:
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312340148
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Traces the careers of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, and Mickey Mantle from a perspective of their love of the game and their significant contributions to Yankee history and tradition.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312340148
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Traces the careers of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, and Mickey Mantle from a perspective of their love of the game and their significant contributions to Yankee history and tradition.