{"product_id":"baseball-ratings-the-all-time-best-players-at-each-position-1876-to-the-present-3d-ed-paperback","title":"Baseball Ratings: The All-Time Best Players at Each Position, 1876 to the Present, 3D Ed. - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles F. Faber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this third edition of \u003ci\u003eBaseball Ratings\u003c\/i\u003e, author Charles Faber combines the second edition (\"great fodder for arguments\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) with his book on 19th-century greats, \u003ci\u003eBaseball Pioneers\u003c\/i\u003e (\"very impressive\"--\u003ci\u003eReference and User Services Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e; \"a notable and ... worthwhile addition\"--\u003ci\u003eARBA\u003c\/i\u003e), updating the ratings and expanding the commentary in each. The result, \u003ci\u003eBaseball Ratings: The All-Time Best Players at Each Position, 1876 to the Present\u003c\/i\u003e, is that rarest of rankings books--a time-tested, comprehensive reference work that invites reading. Batters, fielders and pitchers from all major leagues since 1876 are ranked by position and, for pitchers, according to role (e.g., starter, middle reliever, closer) according to career, peak, and per-season achievement. All big league players with at least five years of eligibility are rated, and appendices identify underrated and overrated players, rate multiposition players, and sort the great by handedness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late \u003cb\u003eCharles F. Faber\u003c\/b\u003e wrote numerous books on educational administration, school law, baseball and other topics. He was a retired university professor and lived in Lexington, Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 301\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9.97 x 6.95 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 13, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737560944703,"sku":"9780786434145","price":97.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a6adc72fc635d590c8c6bfd5d782eea6.webp?v=1765150350","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/baseball-ratings-the-all-time-best-players-at-each-position-1876-to-the-present-3d-ed-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}