"Abstracts from the Abstracts" synopsis and review by Rich Lederer at baseballanalysts.com

1986 Bill James Baseball Abstract

340 pages

Divided into four parts:
Section I: Introduction and Methods
Section II: Team Comments
Section III: Player Comments
Section IV: Essays, Etc,

Section I : Introduction and Methods, 1

Here We Go Again, 7
Baseball's Big Honor, 12
How Is Project Scoresheet Doing, 30

Section II : Team Comments, 23

For Divisions: For all teams in the division: W-L before and after All-Star break, vs RHP & LHP, Grass & Turf, Day & Night, and total. Number of come from behind victories, for each amount, 1-7 runs. Blown leads of same magnitude. The record of each team when ahead, behind or tied after 7, and net change.

Complete Club Batting Records

Opposition Batting Record

Complete Pitching Record

Opposition Pitching Record
Complete defensive record, including OSB, OCS, OA/SFA,DER.

For each team: Cumulative 10-year totals for W-L, Runs, runs allowed, HR, HR allowed, monthly W-L

Cumulative 10-year totals for Home/Road W-L, Runs/Allowed, HR/Allowed

Complete batting (including RC), pitching and defensive records for ALL players.

Hitter data in the box (10 players with most AB): Career record in seasonal notation.

Record before and after All-Star break

vs RHP/LHP, Home/Road, Grass/Turf

Pitcher data in the box (20 or more starts)

W-L, Run support, DP support, Opponents stolen bases for 84, 85 and career

Home/Road, grass/turf for 84 and 85

Section III : Player Comments, 227

Section IV : Essays, Etc, 275

Age and Performance, 302
Looking Backward at Ten, 328
Range Factor, Revisited Again, 330
Pitchers Charts, 333
Hitters Charts, 335

Glossary, 337

Appendix 338