</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by bbo4:
<strong>I would use it but I still don't know exactly what win shares does for people. What's the theory behind this stat again?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">It's a recent Bill James formula for deciding how many team wins each player is responsible for, anotherwords an effort to determine a players real value. Beyond that simple description it gets complex - James wrote a book ("Win Shares") describing the formula....
Book Description:
Win Shares, a revolutionary system that allows for player evaluation across positions, teams and eras, measures the total sum of player contributions in one groundbreaking number. James' latest advancement in the world of statistical analysis is the next big stepping-stone in the "greatest players of all-time" debate. For as long as baseball has been played, fans have struggled to compare the legends of the game with today's stars. Win Shares by Decade is just one of the many sections you'll find inside to help you judge who ranks where among the pantheon of baseball greats.
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