Favorite Baseball Books

[Driven]

I'm not a huge sabermetrician, but that's because I don't really have the time to read up on everything. I'm a big fan of them though, just wish I knew them better.

The one book I have, and I think it's great although it can be a bit confusing at times, is Baseball Between The Numbers - Why everything you know about the game is wrong, written by the Baseball Prospectus. I highly recommend this book. It's easy to navigate and you can learn a ton.

I also find this article by Bill James comparing Adam Everett to Derek Jeter defensively to be quite a great read as well.

Anyone have any suggestions for books? Moneyball is another obvious one.

[Pavelb1]

Bill James-"Whatever Happened to the Hall of Fame"....It was called something else before that. I forget.

[poodski]

The Book

The Baseball Economist has some interesting things in it.

[Gigantes4Life]

The Book is awesome.

BP's prospect handbook yearly is another valuable tool.

[Seamhead]

- Moneyball is a nice literary introduction.

- The Book

- Baseball Between The Numbers

- Bill James books

- Hardball Times manuals

- The Fielding Bibles

[ZHAKIDD532]

I'm gonna have to get some of these. I'm currently reading Moneyball.

[ugafan]

The Kid Coach
Introduced me to OBP when I was 10, and pointed out flaws in other stats. Also a good story
Give it to your kids, start them early.

[brandonwarne52]

I get Baseball Prospectus every year.

[Diehdcubsfan2]

I have only read the Book so far

[Jim Morrison]

Favorite Baseball book?

The Natural

[Joba_the_Beast]

The baseball almanac is a must

[misterd]

I just finished Moneyball about 10 minutes ago. Not a big sabermetrician either - I just don't have time to roll up my sleeves and marinate in the numbers - but as a science guy I can appreciate the effort. I've been a fan of OBP ever since the '93-'94 Yankees illuminated me.

[BaustinSali08]

If we are talking about baseball stories, I loved "Clemente."