Bill James

Baseball Writer and Statistician Bill James Full Name: Bill James [George William James]
Nationality:

American

Profession: Baseball Writer and Statistician
Why Famous: Since 1977, he has written numerous books devoted to baseball history and statistics. His approach, which he termed sabermetrics, scientifically analyzes and studies baseball, often through the use of statistical data, in an attempt to determine why teams win and lose.

Born: October 5, 1949 (68 years old)
Star Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Holton, Kansas, USA

Historical Events in the Life of Bill James

  • 2003-06-17 Moneyball, a book about the 2003 Oakland Athletics baseball team and GM Billy Beane's sabermetric approach, inspired by Bill James, is published

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