Ted, Bill James does have some strange opinions, like the one he offered in his 2003 book that Craig Biggio was much better than Ken Griffey Jr., or his view that both Clemente and Banks are vastly overrated. While his book is a must read, the problem with it is that the depth of analysis is very inconsistent, sometimes he really explains himself, other times the bio of a major player will just contain a meaningless anecdote, or will just go off on tangents.
Still, very few people have attempted what he has, and he clearly was among the first to have insights about the importance of certain stats like walks that nobody ever paid much attention to before.
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