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Backstop: A History of the Catcher and a Sabermetric Ranking of 50 All-Time Greats
William F. McNeil
This book discusses the history of catching and catchers and employs sabermetric formulas to rank the 50 greatest catchers since 1920. Also included is a chapter on catchers of the 19th century, deadball era, and Negro Leagues, whose statistics are either incomplete, inaccurate, or produced under markedly different conditions and rules.
256 pages, photographs, tables
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 27, 2005 |
| ISBN13 | 9780786421770 |
| Publishers | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Pages | 267 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 14 mm · 358 g |
| Language | English |
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