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Bill James

George William James (born October 5, 1949) is an American baseball writer, historian, and statistician whose work has been widely influential. Since 1977, James has written more than two dozen books about baseball history and statistics. His approach, which he named sabermetrics after the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), scientifically…

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Known for
Sabermetrics
Alma mater
University of Kansas
Allegiance
United States
Born
George William James (1949-10-05) October 5, 1949 (age 76) Holton, Kansas, U.S.
Branch
United States Army
Occupations
Baseball historian · statistician

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related to "Replaceable players" controversy · 9
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Allegiance · 1
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Bill JamesAllegianceUnited States1.00infobox
Bill JamesAlma materUniversity of Kansas1.00infobox
Bill JamesBornGeorge William James (1949-10-05) October 5, 1949 (age 76) Holton, Kansas, U.S.1.00infobox
Bill JamesBranchUnited States Army1.00infobox
Bill JamesKnown forSabermetrics1.00infobox
Bill JamesOccupationsBaseball historian1.00infobox
Bill JamesOccupationsstatistician1.00infobox
Bill JamesService years1971–19731.00infobox
Bill JamesYears active1977–present1.00infobox
Bill Jamesis aconsultant to the Red Sox0.90text
Bill Jamesrelated to "Replaceable players" controversyOn November0.60section
Bill Jamesrelated to "Replaceable players" controversyJames0.60section

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