Bill James Books in Order
Bill James is a renowned baseball writer, historian, and statistician whose work has profoundly impacted the sport. Born on October 5, 1949, in Holton, Kansas, he has authored over two dozen books on baseball history and statistics since 1977. James's innovative approach, dubbed sabermetrics, scientifically analyzes baseball through statistical data to understand the factors contributing to team success and failure. His Baseball Abstract series in the 1980s laid the groundwork for modern sabermetric websites like Baseball Prospectus and Baseball Think Factory. James's influence extends beyond baseball, earning him a spot in Time's 2006 Time 100 list of the world's most influential people. As a Senior Advisor on Baseball Operations for the Boston Red Sox, James continues to shape the game, and his contributions have been recognized with an induction into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Bill James
- #1AmazonYou'd Better Believe It(1985)
- #2AmazonThe Lolita Man(1987)
- #3AmazonHalo Parade(1987)
- #4AmazonProtection(1988)
- #5AmazonCome Clean(1989)
- #6AmazonTake(1990)
- #7AmazonClub(1991)
- #8AmazonAstride a Grave(1991)
- #9AmazonGospel(1992)
- #10AmazonRoses, Roses(1993)
- #11AmazonIn Good Hands(1994)
- #12AmazonThe Detective Is Dead(1995)
- #13AmazonTop Banana(1996)
- #14AmazonPanicking Ralph(1998)
- #15AmazonLovely Mover(1998)
- #16AmazonEton Crop(1999)
- #17AmazonKill Me(2000)
- #18AmazonPay Days(2001)
- #19AmazonNaked at the Window(2002)
- #20AmazonThe Girl with the Long Back(2003)
- #21AmazonEasy Streets(2004)
- #22AmazonWolves of Memory(2005)
- #23AmazonThe Sixth Man and Other Stories(2006)
- #24AmazonGirls(2006)
- #25AmazonPix(2007)
- #26AmazonIn the Absence of Iles(2008)
- #27AmazonHotbed(2009)
- #28AmazonI Am Gold(2010)
- #29AmazonVacuum(2011)
- #30AmazonUndercover(2012)
- #31AmazonPlay Dead(2013)
- #32AmazonDisclosures(2014)
- #33AmazonBlaze Away(2015)
- #34AmazonFirst Fix Your Alibi(2016)
- #35AmazonClose(2017)
- #36AmazonHitmen I Have Known(2019)
- #37AmazonLow Pastures(2022)
- #1AmazonUp from the grave (As: David Craig)(1971)
- #2AmazonDouble take (As: David Craig)(1972)
- #3AmazonKnifeman/Bolthole (As: David Craig)(1973)
- #4AmazonWhose Little Girl Are You?/The Squeeze (As:David Craig)(1974)
- #5AmazonA Dead Liberty (As:David Craig)(1974)
- #6AmazonAlbion Case (As:David Craig)(1975)
- #7AmazonFaith, Hope And Death (As:David Craig)(1976)
- #8AmazonBlaze of Riot (As: James Tucker)(1979)
- #9AmazonThe King's Friends (As: James Tucker)(1982)
- #10AmazonMiddleman(2002)
- #11AmazonBetween Lives(2004)
- #12AmazonDouble Jeopardy(2005)
- #13AmazonMaking Stuff Up(2006)
- #14AmazonLetters from Carthage(2007)
- #15AmazonOff-Street Parking(2009)
- #16AmazonFull of Money(2009)
- #17AmazonWorld War Two Will Not Take Place(2011)
- #18AmazonNoose(2013)
- #19AmazonSnatched(2014)
- #20AmazonThe Principals(2016)
About Bill James
Bill James is a renowned baseball writer, historian, and statistician whose work has profoundly impacted the sport. Born on October 5, 1949, in Holton, Kansas, he has authored over two dozen books on baseball history and statistics since 1977. James's innovative approach, dubbed sabermetrics, scientifically analyzes baseball through statistical data to understand the factors contributing to team success and failure. His Baseball Abstract series in the 1980s laid the groundwork for modern sabermetric websites like Baseball Prospectus and Baseball Think Factory. James's influence extends beyond baseball, earning him a spot in Time's 2006 Time 100 list of the world's most influential people. As a Senior Advisor on Baseball Operations for the Boston Red Sox, James continues to shape the game, and his contributions have been recognized with an induction into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010.
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