Cover; Acknowledgments; Contents; Preface; 1. Hitters; Season Records; Career Ratings ; Extended Careers ; Points Per Season; Leading Hitters by Year; Leading Hitters by Career ; 2. Fielders; Season Ratings ; Career Ratings ; Leading Fielders by Year; Leading Fielders by Career; 3. Players (Hitting and Fielding); Player of the Year by Position; Player of the Year; Career Rankings of Players ; 4. Starting Pitchers; Leading Pitchers by Year; Leading Pitchers by Career; Career Rankings of Top 200 Starting Pitchers; Career Ratings of All Eligible Starting Pitchers (Listed Alphabetically)
5. ClosersLeading Closers by Year; Career Rankings of Closers; 6. Middle Relievers; Leading Middle Relievers by Year ; Leading Middle Relievers by Career; Appendixes ; A. Most Underrated Players; B. Most Overrated Players; C. Right-Handers and Left-Handers ; D. Multi-Position Players; Index
Summary
"In this third edition of Baseball Ratings, author Charles Faber combines the second edition with his book on 19th-century greats, Baseball Pioneers, updating the ratings and expanding the commentary in each. The result is that rarest of rankings books--a time-tested, comprehensive reference work that invites reading"--Provided by publisher