- Is Bill James Right about Ground Ball Pitchers and Injuries?
Bill PettiWhen Bill James speaks, many in the baseball committee listen intently--as they should. James, while certainly not always correct in his theories (and, really, who is), can always be counted
- Bill James Projections - Updated
David AppelmanI thought I'd mention that the Bill James Handbook projections on FanGraphs have been updated with the latest and greatest.
"... many things happen during the offseason that change playing time
- Bill James Handbook Projections
David AppelmanAs of now, the 2008 Bill James Handbook projections are available on the player pages.
On a side note, all the minor league players have been synced with the major league players, so
- Bill James Projections: Updated
David AppelmanWe've updated the Bill James Handbook Projections to the latest and greatest. They're available right now individually in the player pages. If you want them in a sortable form (with some extra
- Bill James Projections
David AppelmanIn addition to the Marcel & CHONE projections, the projections from the Bill James Handbook are now available in the stats pages courtesy of Baseball Info Solutions. They will not be available
- Spotted: Pretend Bill James
Carson Cistulli
Moments before Justin Verlander completed his no-hitter on Saturday, Rogers Sportsnet presented home viewers with this image -- i.e. what sabermetric paterfamilias Bill James would currently look
- Bill James and the Cock-Lebur
Carson CistulliA Tragicomedy in Precisely Two Acts.
Like any serberista worth his fashion spectactles, I spend about 90% of my day within arm's reach of Bill James' collected works. Or, okay, maybe collected
- 2013 Bill James Handbook Projections!
David AppelmanThe 2013 Bill James Handbook Projections courtesy of Baseball Info Solutions are now available on the players pages!
- 2011 Bill James Handbook Projections!
David AppelmanKicking off projection season, as usual, are the 2011 Bill James Handbook Projections, courtesy of Baseball Info Solutions.
They're available right now in the player pages!
- 2012 Bill James Handbook Projections
David AppelmanThe 2012 Bill James Handbook Projections are now available in the player pages. Big thanks to Baseball Info Solutions for allowing us to publish these for the fourth straight year.
- Bill James Projections: Updated
David Appelman
- Video: Bill James on Colbert Report
Carson CistulliThe Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cBill Jameswww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire BlogVideo Archive
Father of Us All Bill James has (a) written
- 2009 Bill James Handbook Projections
David AppelmanThey're here!
The 2009 Bill James Handbook projections are now available on FanGraphs in the individual player pages. Big thanks to Baseball Info Solutions for letting us run these for the 3rd
- Bill James Handbook 2010 Projections
David AppelmanThrowing out the opening pitch of the FanGraphs 2010 projection season are the Bill James Handbook projections. Huge thanks goes out to Baseball Info Solutions for allowing us to publish
- 2009 Bill James Handbook Projections
David AppelmanThey're here!
The 2009 Bill James Handbook projections are now available on FanGraphs in the individual player pages. Big thanks to Baseball Info Solutions for letting us run these for the 3rd
- Hitter Rankings with Bill James Projections
Jeff ZimmermanJust a few days ago, the Bill James Handbook Projections were added to each of the player pages. Today, I will look at the top projected fantasy hitters going into the 2013 season.
A few items
- Pitcher Rankings with Bill James Projections
Jeff ZimmermanOn Monday, I looked at the top hitters according to the recently added Bill James Handbook Projections. Today, I will see how the projection system sees the pitchers performing this season.
A few
- Bill James Projections Fun: Pitcher Surprises Edition
Mike PodhorzerOn Wednesday, I dove into the recently published Bill James projections and examined how they compared with the actual performances of some of this past season's biggest surprises on the hitting side
- Bill James Projections Fun: Hitter Surprises Edition
Mike PodhorzerOne of the most exciting times of the off-season is when the first projection set is released. We now have the Bill James system on the player pages for our analyzational (I like making up words
- "Does Bill James Even Like to Watch Baseball?"
Dave Allen Sullivan discussing Bill James' projections for some Boston Red Sox players (h/t Repoz). Ryan and Sullivan were aghast that Bill James would project Jon Lester for just 14 wins in 2011, joking
- Highlights of the Bill James Player Rater, 1994 Edition
Carson CistulliAge ain't nothin' but a number... on Rudy Seanez's Dodger uniform.
Last week, I played the part of Bill James' scrivener, rendering into electronic print five haphazardly chosen, but still
- Dave Cameron Blink Watch: Blink+ for Bill James
Carson Cistulli.
Recently, godfather of sabermetrics himself Bill James appeared alongside Kenny. Below is the data concerning his blinking patterns.
Beg and End mark the beginning and end marks of James' time
- Old News: Bill James on Sounds of Young America
Carson Cistulli by listening to an April 2008 interview with Bill James on PRI's The Sounds of Young America (TSOYA).
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TSOYA host Jesse Thorn generally -- although not exclusively -- interviews
- Highlights of the Bill James Player Rater, 1993 Edition
Carson CistulliAs I've noted already in two posts here at the site, I've recently purchased the Bill James Player Ratings Books for the years 1993 through 1995.
What I perhaps have not made clear yet is how I
- Daily Notes, Beginning with a Line by Bill James
Carson Cistulli. Today's Complete Schedule
Featured Game: Washington at Philadelphia, 19:05 ET
Regarding a Thing Bill James Said
Bill James said -- while promoting his true-crime book last year on Sounds of Young
- Highlights of the Bill James Player Rater, 1995 Edition
Carson CistulliOur exercise in plagiarism continues today, as we enjoy together some choice passages from the 1995 edition of the Bill James Player Ratings Book.
The reader will notice that, in what follows
- 2B Ranking Using Bill James 2012 Projections
Jeff ZimmermanYesterday, the Bill James's Projections were added to all the player pages here at Fangraphs. Bill James's numbers seem to be on the optimistic side and are probably not regressed as much as other
- ottoneu Pitcher Rankings with Bill James Projections
Chad YoungWe've already seen the new Bill James projections for 2013 used to rank hitters for 5x5 and linear weights, and to rank pitchers for 5x5 - time to look at how ottoneu players should be thinking about
- ottoneu Hitter Rankings with Bill James Projections
Chad Young this off-season - 5x5 rankings come out, and Chad follows with the ottoneu edition. Sure enough, here three cuts of linear weights points rankings of the top 20 hitters for 2013, based on the Bill James
- Five Notable Hitting Projections from the Bill James Handbook 2010
Carson CistulliI hold in my hands the first of the big offseason publications: The Bill James Handbook 2010. "Carson," you might be asking, "how are you holding the book in your hands, plural, and typing
- The Most Backward Starters in MLB
Bill Petti said to "pitch backwards". The Rays' James Shields is someone that has been referenced as such a pitcher over the past few years.
But exactly how backwards does Shields pitch? And who are some
- Does Consistent Play Help a Team Win?
Bill PettiOne of the many insights to come from Bill James was the fact that a team's winning percentage could very easily be estimated based simply on the difference between the runs they scored and the runs
- Matt Harvey's High Fastball Dominance
Bill Petti%
82.1
454
16.1%
Jason Hammel
22.7%
32.8%
92.4
456
14.7%
Rhiner Cruz
22.2%
34.6%
96.4
257
10.1%
Wade Miley
18.8%
34.0%
91.3
450
10.4%
James McDonald
17.6%
35.4
- Velocity Trends and Pitchers to Watch in 2013
Bill Petti
-1.0
83.4
-1.0
S
Ryan Dempster
89.6
90.5
-1.0
89.3
-1.8
S
quadriceps/lat
37
Yovani Gallardo
91.7
92.6
-0.9
91.5
-1.6
S
James McDonald
91.7
92.6
-0.9
91.8
-1.2
- At What Point Should We Worry About Velocity Loss?
Bill Petti
Ubaldo Jimenez
Indians
-0.5
-1.2
James McDonald
Pirates
-0.5
-1.2
Ian Kennedy
Diamondbacks
-0.4
-1.7
Ivan Nova
Yankees
-0.2
-1.3
Carlos Zambrano
Marlins
0.0
-1.5
- When to Believe Velocity Gain
Bill Petti)
Difference from July 2011 (mph)
James Shields
Rays
92.1
1.3
David Price
Rays
95.9
1.1
Max Scherzer
Tigers
94.8
1.1
Francisco Liriano
Twins
93.1
1.1
Jeremy
- How Secondary Pitch Usage Impacts Attrition
Bill Petti rate as all other pitchers.)
Eno Sarris asked me whether, as some have suggested, pitchers who relied on a change-up as their primary secondary pitch (such as a James Shields or Mark Buehrle
- (Re) Introducing Hitter Volatility
Bill Petti
VOL-
Alexi Casilla
326
0.277
0.595
119
James Loney
465
0.275
0.596
119
Alex Presley
370
0.285
0.604
120
Elliot Johnson
331
0.262
0.605
121
Gerardo Parra
430
- Velocity Trends Through May
Bill Petti
Jason Hammel
2013-04
92.4
93.4
92.2
1.2
-1.0
90
121
Carlos Villanueva
2013-04
87.2
88.2
89.7
-1.5
-1.0
Y
58
103
James McDonald
2013-04
90.4
91.3
92.0
-0.7
-1.0
154
- Plugging the Cardinals' Shortstop Hole
James Lewis
- Review of Hitting Prospects, James Player Rater 1994
Carson CistulliView spreadsheet of all 102 prospects by clicking here.
Last Monday, I submitted for the readership's consideration a review of the hitting prospects from the 1993 edition of the Bill James Player
- Review of Hitting Prospects, James Player Rater 1993
Carson CistulliAs noted towards the end of last week over at NotGraphs, I've recently acquired the Bill James Player Ratings Books from 1993 to 1995.
One thing about the Player Raters that, so far as I know
- Review of Hitting Prospects, James Player Rater 1995
Carson CistulliView a spreadsheet of all 81 prospects by clicking here.
Last week, I submitted for the readership's consideration a review of the hitting prospects from the 1994 edition of the Bill James Player
- Video: The Future of Sports w/ James, Joe Pos, et al.
Carson Cistulli
Washington University in St. Louis recently hosted "The Future of Sports," a panel discussion featuring Bob Costas, Bill James, Joe Posnanski, Gerald Early, and Michael MacCambridge.
The first
- Goodbye, Bill
Eric SeidmanThe baseball world lost its oldest former player yesterday, when 100-yr old Bill Werber passed away. Last summer, and practically up until September, Bill and I shared several conversations
- Bill Bergen
Dave Cameron - he was that bad of a hitter. However, Griffin's -286.7 wRAA isn't quite the worst in MLB history.
That belongs to Bill Bergen, who nudged Griffin by -1 wRAA - but needed 4,000 less plate