THE GREATEST
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Some of the highlights of "The Greatest" are the realization that using a players "OPS" (on base slugging percentage) to rank players is simply wrong. It can be flawed by as much as 33% due to double counting of hits. Also, many players have been incorrectly passed over for the Hall of Fame and many have been inducted in error.
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About the Book
"The Greatest" uses an "absolute adjusting slugging percentage" relative to the era in which each player played to rank the greatest players in history. This eliminates the problem of comparing statistics due to the dead ball era, rule changes such as the mound being raised and the strike zone widened from 1963 to 1968, domed stadiums, and the enhanced vitamin era of the 1990's and 2000's.
The book also used "absolute defensive statistics" to determine who the greatest defensive players were at each position. Contrary to public opinion it was discovered that Derek Jeter, for example, was a poor defensive shortstop due to poor statistical range.
Finally, the book ranks the greatest pitchers in history by comparing the earned run average relative to the era in which each pitched. Greg Maddux, for example, had two of the top five single seasons of all time using this unique objective method.
About the Author
Mark Megna is the author of 3 sports books. "The Greatest" ranks the best baseball players in history by using an "absolute adjusting slugging percentage" relative to the era in which they played. This eliminates the comparison problems of the dead ball era, rule changes, domed stadiums, and the enhanced vitamin era. This is considered the best unique objective formula ever invented for baseball history analysis. "All Net" ranks the greatest basketball players in history by using an objective "production per minute" formula and "Leatherheads" ranks the greatest football players back to 1923 by using a subjective formula which allows for an overall comparison of skilled players who have statistics verse non skilled players such as lineman who do not have statistics.