Over baseball history, which park has been the best for run
scoring?1 Which player would lose the most home runs after
adjustments for ballpark effect?2 Which player claims four of the
top five places for best individual seasons ever played, based on
all-around offensive performance.3 (See answers, below). These are
only three of the intriguing questions Michael Schell addresses in
Baseball's All-Time Best Sluggers, a lively examination of the game
of baseball using the most sophisticated statistical tools
available. The book provides an in-depth evaluation of every major
offensive event in baseball history, and identifies the players
with the 100 best seasons and most productive careers. For the
first time ever, ballpark effects across baseball history are
presented for doubles, triples, right- and left-handed home-run
hitting, and strikeouts. The book culminates with a ranking of the
game's best all-around batters. Using a brisk conversational style,
Schell brings to the plate the two most important credentials
essential to producing a book of this kind: an encyclopedic
knowledge of baseball and a professional background in statistics.
Building on the traditions of renowned baseball historians Pete
Palmer and Bill James, he has analyzed the most important factors
impacting the sport, including the relative difficulty of hitting
in different ballparks, the length of hitters' careers, the talent
pool from which players are drawn, player aging, and changes in the
game that have raised or lowered major-league batting averages.
Schell's book finally levels the playing field, giving new credit
to hitters who played in adverse conditions, and downgrading others
who faced fewer obstacles. It also provides rankings based on
players' positions. For example, Derek Jeter ranks 295th out of
1,140 on the best batters list, but jumps to 103rd in the
position-adjusted list, reflecting his offensive prowess among
shortstops. Replete with dozens of never-before reported stories
and statistics, Baseball's All-Time Best Sluggers will forever
shape the way baseball fans view the greatest heroes of America's
national pastime. Answers: 1. Coors Field 2. Mel Ott 3. Barry
Bonds, 2001-2004 seasons
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